κολλυβιστής
kollybistēs · money changer
Greek word · Strong’s number G2855 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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kollybistēs (κολλυβιστής) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “money changer”.
Someone who exchanged foreign coins for the coins used in the temple.
How to say it
kol·ly·bis·tēs
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
- One who traded coins, charging a fee.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- Matthew 21:12
And Jesus entered into the temple and drove out all those who were selling and buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
- Mark 11:15
And they come to Jerusalem. And entering into the temple, he began to drive out those who were selling and those who were buying in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves.
- John 2:15
And making a whip out of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle; and he poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables.