χαλκός
chalkos
“copper/bronze/coin”
Definition
copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it)
perhaps from G5465 (χαλάω) through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
G:N-M
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
χαλκός appears 5 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a ringing gong or a clanging cymbal.
Do not carry any gold or silver or copper in your belts.
As Jesus was sitting opposite the treasury, He watched the crowd putting money into it. And many rich people put in large amounts.
He instructed them to take nothing but a staff for the journey—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—
cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.