What does χαλκός · ἠχέω mean in the Bible?
χαλκός · ἠχέω is a Greek phrase meaning "resounding gong".
Greek · G5475, G2278
χαλκὸς ἠχῶν
Copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it) · to resound
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χαλκός G5475 copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it)
Pronunciation chalkós
Copper or bronze, including its metonymic use for low-value coins in monetary contexts.
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ἠχέω G2278 to resound
Pronunciation ēchéō
To produce an audible sound or resounding noise, often with echoing or reverberating effect
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What does χαλκὸς ἠχῶν (chalkos ēchōn) mean in the Bible?
χαλκός · ἠχέω is a Greek phrase meaning "resounding gong".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5475, G2278?
G5475, G2278 is connected to 5 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. resounding gong
Source Gloss
resounding gong
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (5)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 13:1 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 18:12 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 10:9 · Mark 6:8 · Mark 12:41 3×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
χαλκὸς ἠχῶν is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain