What does χρυσός (chrysós) mean in the Bible?
χρυσός (chrysós): The precious metal itself, or any object made from it—ornament, coin, or idol.
Greek · G5557
χρυσός
Gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
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χρυσός G5557
Pronunciation chrysós
What does χρυσός (chrysós) mean in the Bible?
χρυσός (chrysós): The precious metal itself, or any object made from it—ornament, coin, or idol.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5557?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include gold (4), of gold (2), . . . (1), [any] gold (1), [of] gold (1).
Where does χρυσός (chrysós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 2:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Revelation (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Acts (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 gold 4× Matthew 23:16, Matthew 23:17, Acts 17:29, James 5:3
of gold 2× Revelation 9:7, Revelation 18:12
. . . 1× Matthew 23:17
[any] gold 1× Matthew 10:9
[of] gold 1× Matthew 2:11
[using] gold 1× 1 Corinthians 3:12
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 2:11 χρυσὸν to [of] gold Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 10:9 χρυσὸν to [any] gold Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 23:16 χρυσῷ to gold Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Matthew 23:17 χρυσὸς to gold Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Matthew 23:17 χρυσόν to . . . Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Acts 17:29 χρυσῷ to gold Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 3:12 χρυσόν* to [using] gold Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular James 5:3 χρυσὸς to gold Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Revelation 9:7 χρυσῷ to of gold Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Revelation 18:12 χρυσοῦ to of gold Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 2:11
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 5
Matthew 5 Acts 1 1 Corinthians 1 James 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
χρυσῷ 3x chrysō Matthew 23:16, Acts 17:29, Revelation 9:7
χρυσὸν 2x chryson Matthew 2:11, Matthew 10:9
χρυσὸς 2x chrysos Matthew 23:17, James 5:3
χρυσόν 1x chryson Matthew 23:17
χρυσόν* 1x chryson 1 Corinthians 3:12
χρυσοῦ 1x chrysou Revelation 18:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 4x Matthew 2:11, Matthew 10:9, Matthew 23:17, 1 Corinthians 3:12
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 23:16, Acts 17:29, Revelation 9:7
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular 2x Matthew 23:17, James 5:3
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 1x Revelation 18:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. The precious metal itself, or any object made from it—ornament, coin, or idol.
Strong's G5557
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 13 times Word forms 4 forms 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 17:3 Source Gloss
gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
The precious metal itself, or any object made from it—ornament, coin, or idol.
gold: Mat.2:11, Rev.9:7; of golden ornaments, Mat.23:16-17, 1Ti.2:9 (Rec., WH, mg.), Jas.5:3, Rev.17:4 (Rec., WH, mg.) Rev.18:12, 16 (Rec., WH, mg.); of images, Act.17:29; of gold coin, Mat.10:9.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 2:11 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χρυσὸν cruson
anything made of gold
Read verse Matthew 10:9 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χρυσόν, cruson
anything made of gold
Read verse Matthew 23:16 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
χρυσῷ crusw
anything made of gold
Read verse Matthew 23:17 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χρυσός, crusov
anything made of gold
Read verse Matthew 23:17 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χρυσόν; cruson
anything made of gold
Read verse Acts 17:29 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
χρυσῷ crusw
anything made of gold
Read verse 1 Corinthians 3:12 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
χρυσόν, cruson
anything made of gold
Read verse 1 Timothy 2:9 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
χρυσῷ, crusw
anything made of gold
Read verse James 5:3 Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
χρυσὸς crusov
anything made of gold
Read verse Revelation 9:7 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
χρυσῷ, crusw
anything made of gold
Read verse Revelation 17:4 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
χρυσῷ crusw
anything made of gold
Read verse Revelation 18:12 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
χρυσοῦ, crusou
anything made of gold
Read verse Revelation 18:16 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
χρυσῷ crusw
anything made of gold
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 10 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Singular (10)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:17 · Jas 5:3 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Rev 18:12 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 23:16 · Acts 17:29 · Rev 9:7 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 2:11 · Matt 10:9 · Matt 23:17 · 1 Cor 3:12 4×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
gold as a metaphor for testing and refining character or faith
gold as symbol of material wealth, contrasted with reputation and honor
gold as precious material requiring refinement and separation from impurities
gold as metaphor for testing human character, praise reveals true nature of person
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 10 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
χρυσός is built from this root:
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