Word Study · Strong's G5557 · Greek
χρυσός
chrysos
khroo-sos'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chrysós
“gold”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin
Rendered in the KJV as
gold.
- 10occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 10 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- χρυσὸν2
- χρυσὸς2
- χρυσῷ2
- χρυσόν,1
- χρυσόν;1
- χρυσοῦ1
- χρυσῷ,1
How it is rendered · 6
- gold5
- as gold,1
- gold,1
- gold?1
- of gold1
- to gold1
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) · masculine singular4
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular3
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASM · 4
- N-DSM · 3
- N-NSM · 2
- N-GSM · 1
All 10, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Matthew5 of 10 · 50%
- Revelation2 of 10 · 20%
- Acts1 of 10 · 10%
- 1 Corinthians1 of 10 · 10%
- James1 of 10 · 10%
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Matthew5 occurrences
- Matthew 2:11χρυσὸνchrusonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularOn coming to the house, they saw the Child with His mother Mary, and they fell down and worshiped Him. Then they opened their treasures and presented Him with gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.here: gold
- Matthew 10:9χρυσὸνchrusonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularDo not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.here: gold
- Matthew 23:16χρυσῷchrusōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularWoe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’here: gold
- Matthew 23:17χρυσὸςchrusosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularYou blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?here: gold
- Matthew 23:17χρυσόν;chrusonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularYou blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?here: gold?
1 Corinthians1 occurrence
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 9:7χρυσῷ,chrusōnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singularAnd the locusts looked like horses prepared for battle, with something like crowns of gold on their heads, and faces like the faces of men.here: as gold,
- Revelation 18:12χρυσοῦchrusounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singularcargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;here: of gold