King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5475
Transliteration: chalkos
Phonetic Spelling: (khal-kos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: copper or bronze
Meaning: copper or bronze
χαλκός, χαλκοῦ, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for נְחֹשֶׁת, brass: 1 Corinthians 13:1; Revelation 18:12; (like the Latinaes) what is made of brass, money, coins of brass (also of silver and of gold), Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8; Mark 12:41. (B. D., under the word Brass; Dict. of Antiq., under the wordaes.)
Word Summary
chalkos: copper or bronze
Original Word: χαλκόςTransliteration: chalkos
Phonetic Spelling: (khal-kos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: copper or bronze
Meaning: copper or bronze
Strong's Concordance
money, copper or bronzePerhaps from chalao through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose); copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it) -- brass, money.
see GREEK chalao
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5475: χαλκόςχαλκός, χαλκοῦ, ὁ, from Homer down, the Sept. for נְחֹשֶׁת, brass: 1 Corinthians 13:1; Revelation 18:12; (like the Latinaes) what is made of brass, money, coins of brass (also of silver and of gold), Matthew 10:9; Mark 6:8; Mark 12:41. (B. D., under the word Brass; Dict. of Antiq., under the wordaes.)