Moneybag
γλωσσόκομονStrong’s G1101glōssokomon
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Glōssokomon is the Greek word usually translated “money bag”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.”
Meaning
Usually translated “money bag”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- money bag 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 2
1 book in all.
Greek dictionary
γλωσσόκομον glōssokomon · moneybag
γλωσσόκομον, -ου, τό, vernac. form of cl. γλωσσοκομεῖον (γλῶσσα, κομέω), [in LXX for אָרוֹן, 2Ki.6:11, 2Ch.24:8, 10 11 * ;] 1. = cl. -εῖον (see supr.), a case for holding the reeds or tongues of musical instruments. 2. As in LXX, π. (MM, see word), a box, chest: Jhn.12:6 13:29. † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “moneybag” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MONEY-BAG, noun
A bag or purse for holding money.
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.