noun · neuter

chrēmem

Greekχρῆμα (chrēma)

Strong’sG5536

money, riches

stem chrēm-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

money4×wealth2×

What it means

χρῆμα, -τος, τό

(< χράομαι) [in LXX: Jos 22:8, II Ch 1:11, 12 (נְכָסׅים), Jb 27:17 (כֶּסֶף), etc.; freq. in (Si (5:1, 8, al.), II and IV Mac;]

a thing that one uses or needs (and generally, a matter, event, business); hence in pl.,

(a) wealth, riches: οἱ τά χ. ἔχοντες, Mk 10:23, 24, Lk 18:24;

(b) money: Ac 8:18, 20 24:26; sing. (rare in cl.) of a special sum of money, Ac 4:37.†

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

Strong’s G5536 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidkhray'-mah

something useful or needed, i.e. wealth, price

King Jamesmoney, riches.

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	chrēmem	chrēmeim1×χρήματα
of, belonging to genitive	chrēmeu	chrēmeiu1×χρημάτων
to, for dative	chrēme	chrēmei

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

chrēmstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

chrēme 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

6 occurrences, every one of them listed

chrēmeim“money”subject or objectdirect plural1×

Acts 24:26“money”hama kai elpizarōtos hoti chrēmeim dōiti auto hupo tou Paulou; dio kai puknoterem auton metapemperōtos homilate auto.At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

chrēmeiu“money”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Acts 8:20“money”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!

chrēmeim3×

Mark 10:23“wealth”Kai peribleperatos tos Iēsus legatō toi mathētoi autou; Pōs duskolōs tois teim chrēmeim echarōtois eis tan basileian tou theou eisercheli.Then Jesus looked around and said to His disciples, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!”

Luke 18:24“wealth”Horaratos de auton tos Iēsus legata; Pōs duskolōs tois teim chrēmeim echarōtois eis tan basileian tou theou eisporeuelō;Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

Acts 8:18“money”horaratos de tos Simōnos hoti dia tau epithesiau taiu cheiraiu toiu apostoloiu dōitō tem pneumem prosferata autoi chrēmeimWhen Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

chrēmem1×

Acts 4:37“money”huparcharōtou auto agrou pōlaratos ferata tem chrēmem kai tithata para toin podoin toiu apostoloiu.sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.