ἀργύριον
argurion
“money”
Definition
silvery, i.e. (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e. drachma or shekel)
neuter of a presumed derivative of G696 (ἄργυρος);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Neuter)
G:N-N
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
ἀργύριον appears 20 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life you inherited from your forefathers,
Their bones were carried back to Shechem and placed in the tomb that Abraham had bought from the sons of Hamor at Shechem for a price he paid in silver.
They were delighted and agreed to give him money.
and asked, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” And they set out for him thirty pieces of silver.
Then what was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled:“They took the thirty pieces of silver,the price set on Him by the people of Israel,
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