Gold
χρυσίονStrong’s G5553chrusion
Appears in 12 verses of the New Testament
In short
Chrusion is the Greek word usually translated “gold” and “than gold”. It appears in 12 verses of the New Testament.
“In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;”
Meaning
Usually translated “gold” and “than gold”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- gold 6
- with gold 3
- than gold 1
- by gold 1
- of gold 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 5
- 1 Peter 3
- Acts 2
- 1 Timothy 1
- Hebrews 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Acts 3:6Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.
- Acts 20:33I have coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
- 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;
- 1 Peter 1:7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
- 1 Peter 1:18Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers;
- 1 Peter 3:3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
Greek dictionary
χρυσίον chrusion · gold
χρυσίον, -ου, τό (dimin. of χρυσός, which see), [in LXX chiefly for זָהָב ;] a piece of gold, gold: 1Co.3:12, Heb.9:4, 1Pe.1:7, Rev.3:18 21:18, 21; of golden ornaments, 1Ti.2:9 (WH, txt., RV), 1Pe.3:3, Rev.17:4 18:16 (WH, txt., R); of gold coin, money, Act.3:6 20:33, 1Pe.1:18.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “gold” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
GOLD, noun
- A precious metal of a bright yellow color, and the most ductile and malleable of all the metals.
- Money.
- Something pleasing or valuable; as a heart of gold
- A bright yellow color; as a flower edged with gold
All definitions and other forms of “gold”
- Riches; wealth.
GOLD, adjective
Made of gold; consisting of gold; as a gold chain.
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.