Silver
ἀργύρεοςStrong’s G0693argureos
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Argureos is the Greek word usually translated “silver”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;”
Meaning
Usually translated “silver”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- silver 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- 2 Timothy 1
- Revelation 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Timothy 2:20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
- Revelation 9:20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
Greek dictionary
ἀργύρεος argureos · silver
ἀργύρεος (see MM, see word), -οῦς, -ᾶ, -οῦν (ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף ;] of silver: Act.19:24 (WH, br.), 2Ti.2:20, Rev.9:20.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “silver” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
SIL'VER, noun
- A metal of a white color and lively brilliancy.
- Money; coin made of silver
- Any thing of soft splendor.
All definitions and other forms of “silver”
SIL'VER, adjective
- Made of silver; as a silver cup.
- White like silver; as silver hair.
- White, or pale; of a pale luster; as the silver moon.
- SOft; as a silver voice or sound.
SIL'VER, verb transitive
- To cover superficially with a coat of silver; as, to silver a pin or a dialplate.
- To foliate; to cover with tinfoil amalgamated with quicksilver; as, to silver glass.
- To adorn with mild luster; to make smooth and bright.
- To make hoary.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.