Word Study · Strong's G5536 · Greek
χρῆμα
chrema
khray'-mah
Strong's 1890 spelling: chrēma
“something useful or needed, i.e. wealth, price”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
something useful or needed, i.e. wealth, price
Rendered in the KJV as
money, riches.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- χρήματα4
- χρῆμα1
- χρημάτων1
How it is rendered · 2
- money3
- riches3
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter singular1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-APN · 3
- N-ASN · 1
- N-GPN · 1
- N-NPN · 1
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Acts carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Acts4 occurrences
- Acts 4:37χρῆμαchrēmanoun · accusative (object) · neuter singularsold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.here: money
- Acts 8:18χρήματαchrēmatanoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralWhen Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.here: money
- Acts 8:20χρημάτωνchrēmatōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralBut Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!here: money
- Acts 24:26χρήματαchrēmatanoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralAt the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.here: riches