noun · masculine

arguros

Greekἄργυρος (arguros)

Strong’sG696

silver as a metal

stem argur-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

silver5×

What it means

ἄργυρος, -ου, ὁ

(< ἀργός, shining), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף;]

silver (on its relation to ἀργύριον, v. MM, s.v.): Mt 10:9, Ac 17:29, Ja 5:5, Re 18:12.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G696 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidar'-goo-ros

silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)

Fromfrom ἀργός (shining);

King Jamessilver.

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 nominative	arguros1×ἄργυρος	argurois
object accusative	arguron2×ἄργυρον	arguroin
direct address vocative	arguror	arguroir
of, belonging to genitive	argurou1×ἀργύρου	arguroiu
to, for dative	arguro1×ἀργύρῳ	arguroi

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

argurstem+ogender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

arguro 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

arguros“silver”subjectnominative singular1×

James 5:3“silver”tos chrusos vu kai tos arguros katiitē, kai tos ios autoiu eis marturiem vi eti kai esthieti tain sarxain vu; hōs purem thēsaurizava en eschatai hēmerai.Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

arguron“silver”objectaccusative singular2×

Matthew 10:9“silver”mē kteveia chruson mēde arguron mēde chalkon eis tain zōnain vu,Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.

1 Corinthians 3:12“silver”ei de tinos epoikodomatō epi ton themelion chruson, arguron, lithoin timioin, xuleim, chorton, kalaman,If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,

argurou“silver”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Revelation 18:12“silver”gomon chrusou kai argurou kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, kai pantem xulem thuinem kai pantem skeuem elefantinem kai pantem skeuem ek xuleu timiotateu kai chalkou kai sidērou kai marmarou,cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;

arguro“silver”to, fordative singular1×

Acts 17:29“silver”genem oun huparcharōtois tou theou ouk ofeilanō nomizarō chruso ē arguro ē litho, charagme technau kai enthumēsiau anthrōpou, tem theiem arō homoiem.Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.