χρυσόω
chrysoō · adorn with gold
Greek word · Strong’s number G5558 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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chrysoō (χρυσόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “adorn with gold”.
Gild, cover or adorn with gold.
How to say it
chry·so·ō
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
- Gilded, gleaming with gold.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- 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!