noun · neuter
arguriem
Greekἀργύριον (argurion)
Strong’sG694
silver, a shekel, money in general
stem arguri-20 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀργύριον, -ου, τό
(< ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף (Ge 13:2, al.), exc. La 4:1 (כֶּתֶם);]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G694 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidar-goo'-ree-on
silvery, i.e. (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e. drachma or shekel)
Fromneuter of a presumed derivative of G696;
King Jamesmoney, (piece of) silver (piece).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | arguriem2×Ἀργύριον | argurieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | argurieu3×ἀργυρίου | argurieiu |
| to, for dative | argurie1×ἀργυρίῳ | arguriei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
argurie is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
arguriem“silver”subject or objectdirect singular2×
Acts 3:6“silver”legata de Petros; Arguriem kai chrusiem ouk huparchatō mi, hem de echamō houtem si dōamō; en te onome Iēsu Christou tou Nazōraiou peripatasōr.But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
Acts 8:20“silver”Petros de legata pros auton; Tem arguriem su sun si atoiō eis apōleian hoti tan dōrean tou theou nomizasa dia chrēmeiu kterō.But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!
argurieu“silver”of, belonging togenitive singular3×
Acts 7:16“silver”kai metatithila eis Suchem kai tithila en te mnēme he ōneta Abraam timau argurieu para toiu huioiu Hemmōr en Suchem.Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
Acts 19:19“pieces of silver”hikanois de toiu teim periergeim prassaratoiu sumferaratois tain biblain katakaiale enōpion pantoiu; kai sumpsēfizala tain timain autaiu kai heuriskala argurieu muriadain pente.And a number of those who had practiced magic arts brought their books and burned them in front of everyone. When the value of the books was calculated, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.
Acts 20:33“silver”argurieu ē chrusieu ē himatismou oudenou epithumama;I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
argurie“silver”to, fordative singular1×
1 Peter 1:18“silver”oidarētois hoti ouk fthartei, argurie ē chrusie, lutriva ek tau mataiau vu anastrofau patroparadotau,For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
argurieim8×
Matthew 25:27“money”date sin oun ballara teim argurieim mu toi trapezitoi, kai ercharatos mis komizema an tem ēmem sun toko.Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest.
Matthew 26:15“pieces of silver”legata; Tinem thelavō mi dōara kamis vi paradōami auton? tois de histanala auto triakonta argurieim.and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
Matthew 27:3“pieces of silver”Tote horaratos Ioudaos tos paradōarōtos auton hoti katakrinita metameliratos strefata teim triakonta argurieim toi archierevoi kai presbuteroiWhen Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.
Matthew 27:5“pieces of silver”kai riptaratos teim argurieim eis ton naon anachōrata, kai apercharatos apancheta.So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
Matthew 27:6“pieces of silver”tois de archierevois lambaratois teim argurieim legala; Ouk exestinatō ballara auteim eis ton korbanaon, epei timas haimeu atō;The chief priests picked up the pieces of silver and said, “It is unlawful to put this into the treasury, since it is blood money.”
Matthew 27:9“pieces of silver”tote plērita tem legiratem dia Ieremiou tou profētou legarōtou; Kai lambala teim triakonta argurieim, tan timan tou timirētou hon timela apo huioiu Israēl,Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled: “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
Matthew 28:12“money”kai sunagiratois meta toiu presbuteroiu sumbouliem tē lambaratois argurieim hikaneim dōala toi stratiōtoiAnd after the chief priests had met with the elders and formed a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money
Matthew 28:15“money”tois de lambaratois teim argurieim poiala hōs didaskila. Kai diafēmizita tos logos houtos para Ioudaioi mechris tau sēmeron hēmerau.So the guards took the money and did as they were instructed. And this account has been circulated among the Jews to this very day.
arguriem6×
Matthew 25:18“money”tos de tem henem lambaratos apercharatos orussata gēan kai kruptata tem arguriem tou kuriou autou.But the servant who had received the one talent went off, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.
Mark 14:11“money”tois de akouaratois chairila kai epangellela auto arguriem dōara. kai zētate pōs auton eukairōs paradōateia.They were delighted to hear this, and they promised to give him money. So Judas began to look for an opportunity to betray Jesus.
Luke 9:3“money”kai legata pros autoin; Mēdenem airavōr eis tan hodan, mēte rabdan mēte pēran mēte arton mēte arguriem, mēte ana duo chitōnoin echarō.“Take nothing for the journey,” He told them, “no staff, no bag, no bread, no money, no second tunic.
Luke 19:15“money”kai gineta en te epanerchara auton lambaraton tan basileian kai legata fōnira auto toin douloin houtoin hoi dōatelē tem arguriem, hina gnōskateia tinem diapragmateuela.When he returned from procuring his kingship, he summoned the servants to whom he had given the money, to find out what each one had earned.
Luke 19:23“money”kai dia tinem ouk dōasa mu tem arguriem epi trapezan? kamis ercharatos sun toko an autem prassama.Why then did you not deposit my money in the bank, and upon my return I could have collected it with interest?’
Luke 22:5“money”kai chairila kai suntithela auto arguriem dōara.They were delighted and agreed to give him money.