Quick Definition
χαλκολίβανον, ου, τό n.n. orichalcum, or frankincense of a yellow color
Strong's Definition
neuter of a compound of 5475 and 3030 (in the implied mean of whiteness or brilliancy); burnished copper, an alloy of copper (or gold) and silver having a brilliant lustre
KJV Usage: fine brass
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου, χαλκολίβανος, -ου | χαλκός + λίβανος
2.57 · Natural Substances · Metals
fine bronze, fine brass a particularly valuable or fine type of bronze or brass, possibly even an alloy containing some gold In the two references with χαλκολίβανον in the NT (REV 1:15 and REV 2:18) the emphasis is upon the lustrous appearance of the metal. A satisfactory equivalent may be ‘bright bronze’ or ‘shining metal.’
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χαλκολίβανον chalkolibanon 2x
orichalcum, fine bronze, a factitious metal of which there were several varieties, the white being of the highest repute, or, deep-tinted frankincense, Rev. 1:15; 2:18*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
*† χαλκο-λίβανον, -ου, τό chalcolibanus, probably "a mixed metal of great brilliance" (Swete): Re 1:15 2:18 (RV, burnished brass).†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χαλκολίβανος (chalkolibanos) — bronze. χαλκο-λίβᾰνος [ῐ], ου, ἡ, either fine brass, brass of Lebanon, or yellow frankincense, [NT]