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GreekG5536Noun (Neuter)

χρῆμα

chrēma

7Occurrences
G5536Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

something useful or needed, i.e. wealth, price

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
a thing that one uses or needs (and generally, a matter, event, business); hence in pl., (a) wealth, riches: οἱ τά χ. ἔχοντες,; (b) money: sing. (rare in cl.) of a special sum of money.
LXX: (נֶכֶס), (כֶּסֶף), etc.; frequently in Sir (5:1, 8), 2 and 4 Mac

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

χρῆμα appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
4
Mark
2
Luke
1

Key Passages

Acts 24:26BSB

At the same time, he was hoping that Paul would offer him a bribe. So he sent for Paul frequently and talked with him.

Acts 4:37BSB

sold a field he owned, brought the money, and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

Acts 8:18BSB

When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

Acts 8:20BSB

But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

Luke 18:24BSB

Seeing the man’s sadness, Jesus said, “How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.