noun · neuter
chalkolibanem
Greekχαλκολίβανον (chalkolibanon)
Strong’sG5474
orichalcum, or frankincense of a yellow color
stem chalkoliban-2 times in the New Testament1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† χαλκο-λίβανον, -ου, τό
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5474 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhal-kol-ib'-an-on
burnished copper, an alloy of copper (or gold) and silver having a brilliant lustre
Fromneuter of a compound of G5475 and G3030 (in the implied mean of whiteness or brilliancy);
King Jamesfine brass.
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 | chalkolibanem | chalkolibaneim |
| of, belonging to genitive | chalkolibaneu | chalkolibaneiu |
| to, for dative | chalkolibane2×χαλκολιβάνῳ | chalkolibanei |
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
chalkolibane 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
chalkolibane“burnished bronze”to, fordative singular2×
Revelation 1:15“burnished bronze”kai tois podois autou homoiois chalkolibane, hōs en kamina purirētau, kai tas fōnas autou hōs fōnas hudōreiu polleiu,His feet were like polished bronze refined in a furnace, and His voice was like the roar of many waters.
Revelation 2:18“burnished bronze”Kai to angelo tau en Thuateirei ekklēsau grafasar; Hōdeim legatō tos huios tou theou, tos echarōtos toin ofthalmoin autou hōs floxan pureu, kai tois podois autou homoiois chalkolibane;To the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These are the words of the Son of God, whose eyes are like a blazing fire and whose feet are like polished bronze.