noun · masculine
chalkos
Greekχαλκός (chalkos)
Strong’sG5475
copper, brass, money
stem chalk-5 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
χαλκός, -οῦ, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for נְחֹשֶׁת;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5475 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhal-kos'
copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it)
Fromperhaps from G5465 through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose);
King Jamesbrass, money.
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 | chalkos1×χαλκὸς | chalkois |
| object accusative | chalkon3×χαλκὸν | chalkoin |
| direct address vocative | chalkor | chalkoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | chalkou1×χαλκοῦ | chalkoiu |
| to, for dative | chalko | chalkoi |
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
chalko 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
chalkos“gong”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Corinthians 13:1“gong”Ean tai glōssai toiu anthrōpoiu lalameiō kai toiu angeloiu, agapan de mē echameiō, ginamē chalkos ēcharōtos ē kumbalem alalazarōtem.If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
chalkon“money”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 10:9“copper”mē kteveia chruson mēde arguron mēde chalkon eis tain zōnain vu,Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
Mark 6:8“money”kai parangellata autoi hina mēdenem airaleiō eis hodan ei mē rabdan monem, mē arton, mē pēran, mē eis tan zōnan chalkon,He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey — no bread, no bag, no money in their belts —
Mark 12:41“money”Kai kathizaratos katenanti teu gazofulakieu theōrate pōs tos ochlos ballatō chalkon eis tem gazofulakiem; kai pollois plousiois ballale polleim;As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
chalkou“bronze”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 18:12“bronze”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;