χρυσίονchrysíon
a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin
Greek (New Testament) · G5553
Meanings
a piece of gold, gold: 1 Corinthians 3:12, Hebrews 9:4, 1 Peter 1:7, Revelation 3:18, Revelation 21:18, Revelation 21:21; of golden ornaments, 1 Timothy 2:9, 1 Peter 3:3, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 18:16; of gold coin, money, Acts 3:6, Acts 20:33, 1 Peter 1:18.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Acts 3:6 But Peter said, “I don’t have any silver or gold for you. But I’ll give you what I have. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!”
- Acts 20:33 “I have never coveted anyone’s silver or gold or fine clothes.
- 1 Timothy 2:9 And I want women to be modest in their appearance. They should wear decent and appropriate clothing and not draw attention to themselves by the way they fix their hair or by wearing gold or pearls or expensive clothes.
- Hebrews 9:4 In that room were a gold incense altar and a wooden chest called the Ark of the Covenant, which was covered with gold on all sides. Inside the Ark were a gold jar containing manna, Aaron’s staff that sprouted leaves, and the stone tablets of the covenant.
- 1 Peter 1:7 These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
- 1 Peter 1:18 For you know that God paid a ransom to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid with mere gold or silver, which lose their value.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.