noun · neuter
chrusiem
Strong’sG5553
a golden ornament
stem chrusi-12 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
What it means
A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.
AI Summary
χρυσίον refers to gold, the precious metal, or a piece of gold 13; it is formed as a diminutive of the more general word for gold, χρυσός 13.
It also refers to something made of gold — a golden ornament or article of gold plate, such as jewelry 1234.
It can further mean gold coin or money — gold used as currency 123.
Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.
The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:
Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full
χρυσίον, -ου, τό
(dimin. of χρυσός, q.v.), [in LXX chiefly for זָהָב;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5553 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkhroo-see'-on
a golden article, i.e. gold plating, ornament, or coin
Fromdiminutive of G5557;
King Jamesgold.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
diminutive of χρυσός, a piece of gold, generally, gold, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 anything made of gold, gold plate, ornaments of gold, etc., ἄσημον NT+5th c.BC+
3 especially gold coin, money, Refs 5th c.BC+pieces of gold, Refs 5th c.BC+
4 gold thread, Refs 5th c.BC+
II as a term of endearment, my little treasure! Refs 5th c.BC+
II.2 ={τὸ τῶν παιδίων αἰδοῖον}, Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | chrusiem3×χρυσίον | chrusieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | chrusieu2×χρυσίου | chrusieiu1×χρυσίων |
| to, for dative | chrusie5×χρυσίῳ | chrusiei |
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
chrusie 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
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
12 occurrences, every one of them listed
chrusiem“gold”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Acts 3:6legata de Petros; Arguriem kai chrusiem ouk huparchatō mi, hem de echamō …But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what …
Revelation 21:18… teicheu autau iaspias, kai tas polas chrusiem katharem homoiem hualo katharo;… and the city itself of pure gold, as pure as glass.
Revelation 21:21… margaritou; kai tas plateias tau polau chrusiem katharem hōs hualos diaugos.… street of the city was pure gold, as clear as glass.
chrusieu“gold”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Acts 20:33argurieu ē chrusieu ē himatismou oudenou epithumama;… have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.
1 Peter 1:7… tem dokimiem vu tau pistiau polutimoterem chrusieu teu apolorōnteu dia pureu de dokimazorōnteu …… of your faith — more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by …
chrusie“gold”to, fordative singular5×
1 Timothy 2:9… kosmarō heautain, mē en plegmei kai chrusie ē margaritoi ē himatismo polutelo,… self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
Hebrews 9:4… tan kibōtan tau diathēkau perikaluptorēntan pantothen chrusie, en ha stamnas chrusouas echarōntas tem …… covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that …
1 Peter 1:18oidarēntois hoti ouk fthartei, argurie ē chrusie, lutriva ek tau mataiau vu anastrofau …… perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the …
Revelation 17:4… peribalorēntas porfurouem kai kokkinem, kai chrusorēntas chrusie kai litho timio kai margaritoi, echarōntas …… purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She …
Revelation 18:16… kai porfurouem kai kokkinem kai chrusorēntar chrusie kai litho timio kai margarito,… and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
chrusieiu“gold”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
1 Peter 3:3… tos exōthen emplokau trichaiu kai perithesiau chrusieiu ē endusiau himatieiu kosmos,… adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
chrusiem1×
Revelation 3:18sumbouleuamō si agorazara para mu chrusiem purorēntem ek pureu hina ploutaseia, kai …… counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you …