Quick Definition
χρυσός, οῦ, ὁ n.m. anything made of gold
Strong's Definition
perhaps from the base of 5530 (through the idea of the utility of the metal); gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
KJV Usage: gold
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ | 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.’
MAT 2:11 · MAT 23:16 · MAT 23:17 · MAT 23:17 · ACT 17:29 · 1CO 3:12 · JAS 5:3 · REV 9:7 · REV 18:12
1 Except for the occurrence of ἀργύριον in the plural (MAT 26:15), it would be possible to derive all of these references to copper (bronze), silver, and gold coins as direct and predictable metonymic correspondences of the respective terms for substances (see 2.54, 2.51, 2.49). Since, however, some languages employ clear distinctions between metals as substances and metals when manufactured into the form of coins, the present classification would seem to be more useful.
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Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
χρυσός chrysos 10x
gold, Mt. 2:11; 23:16, 17; meton. gold ornaments, 1 Tim. 2:9; gold coin, money, Mt. 10:9
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
χρυσός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for זהב ;]
gold: Mt 2:11, Re 9:7; of golden ornaments, Mt 23:16, 17, I Ti 2:9 (Rec., WH, mg.), Ja 5:3, Re 17:4 (Rec., WH, mg.) Re 18:12, 16 (Rec., WH, mg.); of images, Ac 17:29; of gold coin, Mt 10:9.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
χρυσός, “gold.” For the aurum coronarium cf. Ostr 675° (ii/iii A.D.) ὑπ(ὲρ) στεφίάνου) χίρυσοῦ) β (δραχμάς), and similarly 24. 683% αἰ. and see Wilcken Ostr. i. p. 299 [. The various epithets applied to χρυσός are seen in such passages as CPR 1. 125 (A.D. 93) χρυσοῦ δοκιμίου, ‘gold of full value,’’ similarly 2d. 245 (A.D. 136), P Oxy VI. 905° (A.D. 170) χρυσοῦ μὲν κοινοῦ, ‘common gold,” similarly 26. X. 1273%17 (A.D. 260), and 20. VIII. 11211 (A.D. 295) χρυσῷ οὐκ ὀλίγῳ, ‘‘a considerable amount of gold.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
χρυσός (chrusos) — gold. χρῡσός, ὁ, gold, τιμῆς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐσθής, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας (of a victim) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κοῖλος ἄργυρος καὶ χ. silver and gold plate, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λευκὸς χ. white gold, i.e. gold alloyed with silver, opposed to χ. ἄπεφθος refined gold, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. gold, to express anything made of gold, e. g. golden armour or raiment, χρυσὸν.. ἔδυνε περὶ χροΐ, of Zeus, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of Poseidon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀραρότως σύνδεσμα χρυσὸς (a gold crown) εἶχε [Refs 5th c.BC+]
3. frequently used by Poets to denote anything dear or precious, ταῦτα μὲν.. κρείσσονα χρυσοῦ.. φωνεῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+] golden words, [Refs 5th c.BC+] and all derivations, though Lyric Poets sometimes made υ short in the adjective χρύσεος (which see); once we have χρῠσός, [Refs 5th c.BC+].] (Borrowed from Semitic, cf. Hebrew chārūts, Assyr. h_urāšu 'gold', Aramaic hara 'yellow'.)