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Strong's #5553 - χρυσίον
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χρῡσίον, τό,
Dim. of χρυσός,
a piece of gold, generally, gold, Hdt. 3.95, 97, Pl. Euthd. 288e, R. 336e, al.
2. anything made of gold, gold plate, ornaments of gold, etc., ἄσημον Th. 2.13: pl., D. 27.10, 48.55, Men. Sam. 167, 1 Peter 3:3, Plu. Tim. 15.
3. esp. gold coin, money, E. Cyc. 161; οὔτ' ἀργύριον οὔτε χρυσίον Ar. Eq. 472, cf. Pl. 808, Ra. 720 (troch.), etc.; χ. Ἀττικόν IG 22.1687.16; λῆρος πάντα πρὸς τὸ χ. Antiph. 232.1; ἐγὼ δ' ὑπέλαβον χρησίμους εἶναι θεοὺς τἀργύριον καὶ τὸ χ. Men. 537.4: but στατῆρας χρυσίου Eup. 112; χρυσία pieces of gold, Pl. R. 336e.
4. gold thread, Hp. Art. 32.
II as a term of endearment, my little treasure! Ar. Lys. 930, cf. Ap 11.232 (Callias Arg.).
2. = τὸ τῶν παιδίων αἰδοῖον, Hsch.
χρυσίον , -ου , τό
(dimin. of χρυσός , q.v.),
[in LXX chiefly for H2091;]
a piece of gold, gold: 1 Corinthians 3:12, Hebrews 9:4, 1 Peter 1:7, Revelation 3:18; Revelation 21:18; Revelation 21:21; of golden ornaments, 1 Timothy 2:9 (WH, txt., RV), 1 Peter 3:3, Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:16 (WH, txt., R); of gold coin, money, Acts 3:6; Acts 20:33, 1 Peter 1:18.†
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