The meaning of “ἄργυρος”
Understanding árgyros reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
silver. - silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
ἄργυρος
silver. - silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 10:9 | “Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,” Word: ἄργυρος (árgyros) | |
| Acts 17:29 | “Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man’s device.” Word: ἄργυρος (árgyros) | |
| 1 Corinthians 3:12 | “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;” Word: ἄργυρος (árgyros) | |
| James 5:3 | “Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.” Word: ἄργυρος (árgyros) | |
| Revelation 18:12 | “The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,” Word: ἄργυρος (árgyros) |