noun · masculine
kermatistos
Greekκερματιστής (kermatistēs)
Strong’sG2773
a money-changer
stem kermatist-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
*† κερματιστής, -οῦ, ὁ
(κερματίζω, to cut small, coin into small money),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2773 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidker-mat-is-tace'
a handler of coins, i.e. money-broker
Fromfrom a derivative of G2772;
King Jameschanger of 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 | kermatistos | kermatistois |
| object accusative | kermatiston | kermatistoin1×κερματιστὰς |
| direct address vocative | kermatistor | kermatistoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kermatistou | kermatistoiu |
| to, for dative | kermatisto | kermatistoi |
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
kermatisto 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
kermatistoin“money changers”objectaccusative plural1×
John 2:14“money changers”kai heuriskata en te hiere toin pōlarōtoin bouoin kai probateim kai peristerain kai toin kermatistoin katherōtoin,In the temple courts He found men selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers seated at their tables.