Golden
χρύσεοςStrong’s G5552chruseos
Appears in 16 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chruseos is the Greek word usually translated “golden”. It appears in 16 verses of the New Testament.
“But 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.”
Meaning
Usually translated “golden”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- golden 18
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 14
- 2 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Hebrews 9:4Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron’s rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;
- Revelation 1:12And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
- Revelation 1:13And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
- Revelation 1:20The mystery of the seven stars which thou sawest in my right hand, and the seven golden candlesticks. The seven stars are the angels of the seven churches: and the seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the seven churches.
- Revelation 2:1Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks;
- Revelation 4:4And round about the throne were four and twenty seats: and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.
Greek dictionary
χρύσεος chruseos · golden
Χρύσεος, -εα, -εον (-οῦς, -ῆ, -οῦν; on accusative sing. fem., -ᾶν, Rev.1:13 and genitive pl. uncontr., -εων, Rev.2:1, LTr., see M, Pr., 48 and cf. Thackeray, Gr., x, 172 f.) (χρυσός), [in LXX chiefly for זָהָב ;] golden, i.e. made or overlaid with gold: 2Ti.2:20, Heb.9:4, Rev.1:12-13, 20 2:1 4:4 5:8 8:3 9:13, 20 14:14 15:6-7 17:4 21:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “golden” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GOLDEN, adjective
goldn. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
- Bright; shining; splendid; as the golden sun.
- Yellow; of a gold color; as a golden harvest; golden fruit.
- Excellent; most valuable; as the golden rule.
- Happy; pure; as the golden age, the age of simplicity and purity of manners.
All definitions
- Preeminently favorable or auspicious.
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.