chrysion · gold

What it means

chrysion (χρυσίον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “gold”.

Something made of gold, a gold coin.

How to say it

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

1. Gold, or things made of gold.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Acts×2
• 1 Timothy×1
• Hebrews×1
• 1 Peter×3
• Revelation×5

• Acts 3:6

  But Peter said, “Silver and gold I do not have, but what I have, this I give you: in the name of Jesus the Messiah the Nazarene, walk!”

• Acts 20:33

  I coveted no one’s silver or gold or clothing.

• 1 Timothy 2:9

  Likewise also I want the women to adorn themselves in respectable clothing, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,

• Hebrews 9:4

  having a golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant covered on all sides with gold, in which were a golden jar holding the manna, and Aaron’s staff that budded, and the tablets of the covenant;

• 1 Peter 1:7

  so that the testing of your faith, more precious than gold that perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus the Messiah;

• 1 Peter 1:18

  knowing that you were redeemed not with perishable things, silver or gold, from your futile conduct inherited from your fathers,

• 1 Peter 3:3

  Let your adornment not be the outward kind: the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry or the wearing of clothes,

• Revelation 3:18

  I advise you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white clothes so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be exposed, and salve to put on your eyes so that you may see.

• Revelation 17:4

  And the woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearls, holding a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality,

• Revelation 18:16

  saying, “Woe, woe, the great city, that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stone and pearl!

• Revelation 21:18

  And the material of its wall was jasper, and the city was pure gold, like clear glass.

• Revelation 21:21

  And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; each of the gates was made from a single pearl. And the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass.