What does χρῆμα (chrēma) mean in the Bible?
χρῆμα (chrēma): Wealth or money viewed as concrete possessions one owns and uses, not merely abstract value
Greek · G5536
χρῆμα
Money
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χρῆμα G5536
Pronunciation chrēma
What does χρῆμα (chrēma) mean in the Bible?
χρῆμα (chrēma): Wealth or money viewed as concrete possessions one owns and uses, not merely abstract value
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5536?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include money (3), rich (2), a bribe (1).
Where does χρῆμα (chrēma) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 10:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (4), Luke (1), Mark (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It money 3× Acts 4:37, Acts 8:18, Acts 8:20
rich 2× Mark 10:23, Luke 18:24
a bribe 1× Acts 24:26
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 10:23 χρήματα to rich Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Luke 18:24 χρήματα to rich Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 4:37 χρῆμα to money Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Acts 8:18 χρήματα to money Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Acts 8:20 χρημάτων to money Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 24:26 χρήματα to a bribe Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 10:23
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Mark 1 Luke 1 Acts 4
Source forms
χρήματα 4x chrēmata Mark 10:23, Luke 18:24, Acts 8:18, Acts 24:26
χρῆμα 1x chrēma Acts 4:37
χρημάτων 1x chrēmatōn Acts 8:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 3x Mark 10:23, Luke 18:24, Acts 8:18
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 1x Acts 4:37
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural 1x Acts 8:20
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Acts 24:26
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Wealth or money viewed as concrete possessions one owns and uses, not merely abstract value
Strong's G5536
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 7 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
money
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Wealth or money viewed as concrete possessions one owns and uses, not merely abstract value
(χράομαι) [in LXX: Jos.22:8, 2Ch.1:11-12 (נֶכֶס), Job.27:17 (כֶּסֶף), etc.; frequently in Sir (5:1, 8, al.), 2 and 4 Mac ;] a thing that one uses or needs (and generally, a matter, event, business); hence in pl.,
awealth, riches: οἱ τά χ. ἔχοντες, Mrk.10:23-24, Luk.18:24;
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 10:23 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
χρήματα crhmata
money, riches
Read verse Mark 10:24 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
χρήμασιν crhmasin
money, riches
Read verse Luke 18:24 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
χρήματα crhmata
money, riches
Read verse Acts 4:37 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
χρῆμα, crhma
money, riches
Read verse Acts 8:18 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
χρήματα, crhmata
money, riches
Read verse Acts 8:20 Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
χρημάτων crhmatwn
money, riches
Read verse Acts 24:26 Noun Nominative Plural Neuter
χρήματα crhmata
money, riches
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 4 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Acts 24:26 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Acts 8:20 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Mark 10:23 · Luke 18:24 · Acts 8:18 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Acts 4:37 1×
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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