βαλάντιον
balantion · money bag
Greek word · Strong’s number G905 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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balantion (βαλάντιον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “money bag”.
Purse.
How to say it
ba·lan·ti·on
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A small sack for coins.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- moneybag ×2
- money bag ×1
- money bags ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Luke 10:4
Do not carry a money bag, nor a bag, nor sandals; and greet no one on the road.
- Luke 12:33
Sell your possessions and give alms; make for yourselves money bags that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near nor moth destroys.
- Luke 22:35
And he said to them, “When I sent you without moneybag and bag and sandals, you did not lack anything, did you?” And they said, “Nothing.”
- Luke 22:36
And he said to them, “But now let the one who has a moneybag take it, and likewise also a bag; and let the one who does not have one sell his cloak and buy a sword.