χρυσόςchrysós
gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
Greek (New Testament) · G5557
Meanings
gold: Matthew 2:11, Revelation 9:7; of golden ornaments, Matthew 23:16-17, 1 Timothy 2:9, James 5:3, Revelation 17:4 Revelation 18:12, Revelation 18:16; of images, Acts 17:29; of gold coin, Matthew 10:9.
Same root
- χράομαιchráomai · G5530to furnish what is needed; (give an oracle, "graze" (touch slightly), light upon, etc.), i.e. (by implication) to employ or (by extension) to act towards one in a given manner
- χρύσεοςchrýseos · G5552made of gold
- χρυσόλιθοςchrysólithos · G5555gold-stone, i.e. a yellow gem ("chrysolite")
- χρυσοδακτύλιοςchrysodaktýlios · G5554gold-ringed, i.e. wearing a golden finger-ring or similar jewelry
- χρυσόπρασοςchrysóprasos · G5556a greenish-yellow gem ("chrysoprase")
- χρυσόωchrysóō · G5558to gild, i.e. bespangle with golden ornaments
- χρυσίονchrysíon · G5553a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin
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.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.