noun · neuter
glōssokomem
Greekγλωσσόκομον (glōssokomon)
Strong’sG1101
bag, purse, box, chest
stem glōssokom-2 times in the New Testament0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† γλωσσόκομον, -ου, τό, vernac. form of cl. γλωσσοκομεῖον
(< γλῶσσα, κομέω), [in LXX for אָרוֹן, II Ki 6:11, II Ch 24:8, 10, 11 *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1101 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | glōssokomem | glōssokomeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | glōssokomeu | glōssokomeiu |
| to, for dative | glōssokome | glōssokomei |
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
glōssokome 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
glōssokomem2×
John 12:6“money box”legata de houtem ouk hoti peri toiu ptōchoiu meleiate auto, alla hoti kleptos ate kai tem glōssokomem echarōtos teim ballirōteim bastazate.Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.
John 13:29“money box”tinois gar dokale, epei tem glōssokomem echate Ioudaos, hoti legatō auto tos Iēsus; Agorazasar heiu chreian echanō eis tan heortan, ē toi ptōchoi hina tinem dōateia.Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.