Money
χρῆμαStrong’s G5536chrēma
Appears in 7 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chrēma is the Greek word usually translated “riches” and “money”. It appears in 7 verses of the New Testament.
“And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!”
Meaning
Usually translated “riches” and “money”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- riches 4
- money 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 4
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 10:24And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
- Luke 18:24And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
- Acts 4:37Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.
- Acts 8:18And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles’ hands the Holy Ghost was given, he offered them money,
- Acts 8:20But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
- Acts 24:26He hoped also that money should have been given him of Paul, that he might loose him: wherefore he sent for him the oftener, and communed with him.
Greek dictionary
χρῆμα chrēma · money
χρῆμα, -τος, τό (χράομαι) [in LXX: Jos.22:8, 2Ch.1:11-12 (נֶכֶס), Job.27:17 (כֶּסֶף), etc.; frequently in Sir (5:1, 8, al.), 2 and 4 Mac ;] a thing that one uses or needs (and generally, a matter, event, business); hence in pl., (a) wealth, riches: οἱ τά χ. ἔχοντες, Mrk.10:23-24, Luk.18:24; (b) money: Act.8:18, 20 24:26; sing. (rare in cl.) of a special sum of money, Act.4:37.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “money” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MONEY, noun
plural moneys.
- Coin; stamped metal; any piece of metal, usually gold, silver or copper, stamped by public authority, and used as the medium of commerce.
- Bank notes or bills of credit issued by authority, and exchangeable for coin or redeemable, are also called money; as such notes in modern times represent coin, and are used as a substitute for it.
- Wealth; affluence.
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.