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χρυσός G5557

G5557 is the Greek word χρυσός, transliterated chrysós. The King James Version most often renders it gold.

Word: χρυσόςTransliteration: chrysósLanguage: GreekIn the KJV: 12 verses

What it means

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

Where it comes from

perhaps from the base of G5530 (χράομαι) (through the idea of the utility of the metal).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 12 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

gold 12×

Strong's own list of renderings: gold.

Verses using χρυσός

All 12 verses, quoted in full.

Matthew 2:11 · KJV

And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

Matthew 10:9 · KJV

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

Matthew 23:16 · KJV

Woe unto you, ye blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!

Matthew 23:17 · KJV

Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?

Acts 17:29 · KJV

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.

1 Corinthians 3:12 · KJV

Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;

1 Timothy 2:9 · KJV

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

James 5:3 · KJV

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

Revelation 9:7 · KJV

And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

Revelation 17:4 · KJV

And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour, and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:

Revelation 18:12 · KJV

The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

Revelation 18:16 · KJV

And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

Common questions

What does Strong's G5557 mean?

G5557 is the Greek word χρυσός (chrysós), meaning gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin.

How is G5557 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it gold (12 times).

How many times does G5557 appear in the Bible?

χρυσός (chrysós) is tagged in 12 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does G5557 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: perhaps from the base of G5530 (χράομαι) (through the idea of the utility of the metal).

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