Quick Definition
χρυσίον, ου, τό n.n. a golden ornament
Strong's Definition
diminutive of 5557; a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin
KJV Usage: gold
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, n. | -ου | χρυσόω
2.49 · Natural Substances · Metals
gold gold (the most highly valued metal in the ancient world) Terms for gold are widespread throughout the world even as the presence of gold or knowledge about gold is likewise almost universal. Therefore, there is usually no difficulty involved in obtaining a satisfactory term for ‘gold.’
6.189 · Artifacts · Adornments
gold jewelry, gold ornaments object or objects made of gold Gold jewelry may be referred to as ‘pretty things made out of gold,’ but rather than say that the woman was ‘covered with gold ornaments’ (REV 17:4), it may be far more appropriate to say ‘she wore many gold ornaments’ or ‘many gold ornaments were fastened to her clothes.’
1 It would be possible to interpret χρυσίον in REV 17:4 as being merely a natural substance and thus classified with χρυσίον[a] (2.49), but χρυσίον[b] seems to have acquired certain specializations of meaning and even in the singular to be a collective for objects made of gold. It is for that reason that χρυσίον in REV 17:4 is classified in this domain.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
χρυσίον, -ov, τό, (dimin. of ypucos, cf. φορτίον), fr. Hdt. down, Sept. for 37%, gold, both that which lies imbedded in the earth and is dug out of it (Plat. Euthyd. p. 288 e. ; Sept. Gen. ii. 11; hence μεταλλευθέν, Leian. de sacr. 11) : xp: πεπυρωμένον ex πυρός, [R. V. refined by fire], Rev. iii. 18; and that which has been smelted and wrought, Heb. ix. 4; [1 Co. iii.12 T Tr WH]; 1 Pet. i. 7; Rev. xxi. 18,21; i. q. gold coin, ‘gold’: Acts iii. 6; xx. 33; 1 Pet. i. 18; golden ornaments, precious things made of gold, 1 Tim. ii. 9 L WH txt.; 1 Pet. iii. 3; Rev. xvii. 4 GLWHtxt.; xviii. 16 GL Trtxt. WH txt. (cf. χρυσός.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χρυσίον chrysion 12x
gold, Heb. 9:4; 1 Pet. 1:7; Rev. 3:18; 21:18, 21; spc. gold when coined or manufactured; golden ornaments, 1 Tim. 2:9; 1 Pet. 3:3; Rev. 17:4; 18:16; gold coin, money, Acts 3:6; 20:33; 1 Pet. 1:18*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χρυσίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of χρυσός, q.v.), [in LXX chiefly for זָהָב ;]
a piece of gold, gold: I Co 3:12, He 9:4, I Pe 1:7, Re 3:18 21:18, 21; of golden ornaments, I Ti 2:9 (WH, txt., RV), I Pe 3:3, Re 17:4 18:16 (WH, txt., R); of gold coin, money, Ac 3:6 20:33, I Pe 1:18.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χρυσίον, “gold,” is used of (a) ‘‘gold coin,” as in Ac 35 a/., in P Cairo Zen III. 593517 (B.c. 243) χρυσίου δραχμὰς v, ‘four hundred drachmae of gold,” P Oxy II. 259! (a.p. 23) τῶν χρυσίων μν[α]ιήων δύο, ‘‘two minae of gold.” (4) ‘‘gold ornaments,” as in 1 Pet 3%, in P Michigan Inv. No. 1367% (iii/A.D.) (=/ourn. of Egypt. Arch. xiii. Ρ. 62) veykov ἐρχομένη σου τὰ χρυσία ἀλλὰ μὴ αὐτὰ φορέσῃς ἐν τῷ πλο[(]ῳ, “when you come bring your gold ornaments, but do not wear them in the boat,” P Oxy X. 127378 (A.D. 260) Ta μὲν χρυσία, the gold objects of a dowry. , χρυσοδακτύλιος, ““wearing a gold ring,” does not seem to occur except ἢ Jas 25, but cf. the similar use of χρυσόχειρ in Lucian 77. 20, and Epict. i. 22. 18 γέρων πολιὸς χρυσοῦς δακτυλίους ἔχων πολλούς.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χρυσίον (chrusion) — gold. χρῡσίον, τό, diminutive of χρυσός, a piece of gold, generally, gold, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. anything made of gold, gold plate, ornaments of gold, etc., ἄσημον [NT+5th c.BC+]
3. especially gold coin, money, [Refs 5th c.BC+]pieces of gold, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
4. gold thread, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. as a term of endearment, my little treasure! [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2. ={τὸ τῶν παιδίων αἰδοῖον}, [Refs 5th c.AD+]