Word Study · Strong's G2855 · Greek

κολλυβιστής

kollybistes

kol-loo-bis-tace'

Strong's 1890 spelling: kollybistḗs

“a coin-dealer”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a coin-dealer

Rendered in the KJV as

(money-)changer.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

κολλυβιστῶν3

How it is rendered · 1

money changers3

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural3

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N-GPM · 3

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 3 · 33%
Mark1 of 3 · 33%
John1 of 3 · 33%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 21:12κολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralThen Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.here: money changers

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 11:15κολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralWhen they arrived in Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves.here: money changers

John1 occurrence

John 2:15κολλυβιστῶνkollubistōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralSo He made a whip out of cords and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle. He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.here: money changers

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