King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5557
Transliteration: chrysos
Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-sos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: gold
Meaning: gold
χρυσός, χρυσοῦ, ὁ, from Homer down, Hebrew זָהָב, gold (ὁ ἐπί γῆς καί ὁ ὑπό γῆς, Plato, legg. 5, p. 728 a.): universally, Matthew 2:11; 1 Corinthians 3:12 (R G L (others χρυσίον, which see)); Revelation 9:7; equivalent to precious things made of gold, golden ornaments, Matthew 23:16; 1 Timothy 2:9 (here L WH text χρυσίον); James 5:3; Revelation 17:4 (L WH text χρυσίον); (L Tr text WH text χρυσίον); an image made of gold, Acts 17:29; stamped gold, gold coin, Matthew 10:9.
Word Summary
chrysos: gold
Original Word: χρυσόςTransliteration: chrysos
Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-sos')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: gold
Meaning: gold
Strong's Concordance
gold. Perhaps from the base of chraomai (through the idea of the utility of the metal); gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin -- gold.
see GREEK chraomai
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5557: χρυσόςχρυσός, χρυσοῦ, ὁ, from Homer down, Hebrew זָהָב, gold (ὁ ἐπί γῆς καί ὁ ὑπό γῆς, Plato, legg. 5, p. 728 a.): universally, Matthew 2:11; 1 Corinthians 3:12 (R G L (others χρυσίον, which see)); Revelation 9:7; equivalent to precious things made of gold, golden ornaments, Matthew 23:16; 1 Timothy 2:9 (here L WH text χρυσίον); James 5:3; Revelation 17:4 (L WH text χρυσίον);