γλωσσόκομον
glōssokomon · money bag
Greek word · Strong’s number G1101 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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glōssokomon (γλωσσόκομον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “money bag”.
The bag or box where the common money was kept.
How to say it
glōs·so·ko·mon
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 case where the group's shared funds were kept.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 12:6
He said this, not because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, he used to take what was put into it.
- John 13:29
For some thought that, since Judas had the money box, Jesus was telling him, “Buy what we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor.