Proclamation
χρηματισμόςStrong’s G5538chrēmatismos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Chrēmatismos is the Greek word usually translated “divine answer”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to the image of Baal.”
Meaning
Usually translated “divine answer”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- divine answer 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
χρηματισμός chrēmatismos · proclamation
χρηματισμός, -οῦ), ὁ (χρηματίζω, which see), [in LXX: Pro.31:1 (מַשָּׂא), 2Ma.2:4 2Mac 11:17 * ;] a divine response, an oracle: Rom.11:4 (Xen., Plat., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “proclamation” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROCLAMA'TION, noun
[Latin proclamatio, from proclamo.]
- Publication by authority; official notice given to the public.“King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah” 1 Kings 15:22
- In England, a declaration of the king's will, openly published.
- The declaration of any supreme magistrate publicly made known; as the proclamation of the governor appointing a day of thanksgiving.
- The paper containing an official notice to a people.
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.