χρυσόςchrysós

gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin

Greek (New Testament) · G5557

Meanings

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Matthew 2:11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
  • Matthew 10:9 “Don’t take any money in your money belts—no gold, silver, or even copper coins.
  • Matthew 23:16 “Blind guides! What sorrow awaits you! For you say that it means nothing to swear ‘by God’s Temple,’ but that it is binding to swear ‘by the gold in the Temple.’
  • Matthew 23:17 Blind fools! Which is more important—the gold or the Temple that makes the gold sacred?
  • Acts 17:29 And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
  • 1 Corinthians 3:12 Anyone who builds on that foundation may use a variety of materials—gold, silver, jewels, wood, hay, or straw.
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Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.