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ἀργύριον

Money

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ἀργύριον G694
Pronunciation argýrion

What does ἀργύριον (argýrion) mean in the Bible?

ἀργύριον (argýrion) is a Greek word meaning "money". ἀργύριον, -ου, τό (ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף (Gen. Reflects prophetic betrayal language and human greed.

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Meaning

money
Extended definition

Silver or money, but often specifically a coin unit—not generic wealth but tangible currency.

(ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף (Gen.13:2, al.), exc. La 4:1 (כֶּתֶם) ;] prop., a piece of silver (Lft., Notes, 191); in NT,

asilver: Act.3:6 7:16 19:19 20:33, 1Co.3:12, 1Pe.1:18;
bmoney: Mat.25:18, 27, Mrk.14:11, Luk.9:3 19:15, 23 22:5, Act.8:20; __(with) a silver coin: p1., Mat.26:15 27:3-6, 9 28:12, 15, where the value is that of a shekel or tetradrachm; ἀργυρίου μυριάδες πέντε (prob. drachmas; MM, see word), Act.19:19.
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Reflects prophetic betrayal language and human greed. Luke 21:37–22:6
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Neuter Acts 3:6 · Acts 8:20 2×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 7:16 · Acts 19:19 · Acts 20:33 3×
Dative · Singular · Neuter 1 Pet 1:18 1×
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 25:27 · Matt 26:15 · Matt 27:3 · Matt 27:5 · Matt 27:6 · Matt 27:9 · Matt 28:12 · Matt 28:15 8×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 25:18 · Mark 14:11 · Luke 9:3 · Luke 19:15 · Luke 19:23 · Luke 22:5 6×
20 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
Luke 21:37–22:6 ἀργύριον argýrion Accusative · Singular · Neuter
silver
Additional Occurrences
Luke 22:1–6 ἀργύριον argýrion
Silver, money
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

τριάκοντα · ἀργύριον G5144, G694
thirty silver coins
ἀργύριον · ἱκανός G694, G2425
sufficient silver, large money
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Matthew 27 — Jesus Condemned, Crucified, Dead, Buried, and Guarded Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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