5558. chrusoó
Berean Strong's Lexicon
chrusoó: To gild, to overlay with gold, to adorn with gold.

Original Word: χρυσόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: chrusoó
Pronunciation: khroo-SO-o
Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-so'-o)
Definition: To gild, to overlay with gold, to adorn with gold.
Meaning: I gild, adorn with gold.

Word Origin: Derived from χρυσός (chrysos), meaning "gold."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of overlaying with gold is צָפָה (tsaphah), which means "to overlay" or "to cover," as seen in Exodus 25:11.

Usage: The verb χρυσόω is used to describe the act of covering or overlaying an object with gold. This term is often used in a literal sense to describe the process of gilding objects, particularly in the context of religious or sacred items. It can also carry a metaphorical sense, implying the act of adorning or embellishing something to enhance its value or appearance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient cultures, gold was a symbol of wealth, divinity, and purity. The practice of gilding objects was common in the ancient Near East, including in Israelite culture, where gold was used extensively in the construction and decoration of the Tabernacle and the Temple. Gold overlay was a way to honor the divine, reflecting the glory and majesty of God. The use of gold in religious contexts underscored the sacredness and importance of the objects and spaces it adorned.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chrusos
Definition
to gild, to cover with gold
NASB Translation
adorned (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5558: χρυσόω

χρυσόω, χρυσῷ: perfect passive participle κεχρυσωμενος; to adorn with gold, to gild: κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ (A. V. "decked with gold)"], Revelation 17:4; and ἐν (G L Tr omit; WH brackets ἐν) χρυσῷ, , of a woman ornamented with gold so profusely that she seems to be gilded; the Sept. for זָהָב מְצֻפָּה in Exodus 26:32. (Herodotus, Aristophanes, Plato, Diodorus, Plato, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
adorn, deck

From chrusos; to gild, i.e. Bespangle with golden ornaments -- deck.

see GREEK chrusos

Forms and Transliterations
εχρύσωσε εχρύσωσεν κεχρυσωμενη κεχρυσωμένη κεχρυσωμένων χρυσώσεις kechrusomene kechrusōmenē kechrysomene kechrysoméne kechrysōmenē kechrysōménē
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 17:4 V-RPM/P-NFS
GRK: κόκκινον καὶ κεχρυσωμένη χρυσίῳ καὶ
NAS: and scarlet, and adorned with gold
KJV: and decked with gold
INT: scarlet and adorned with gold and

Revelation 18:16 V-RPM/P-NFS
GRK: κόκκινον καὶ κεχρυσωμένη ἐν χρυσίῳ
NAS: and scarlet, and adorned with gold
KJV: scarlet, and decked with gold,
INT: scarlet and adorned with gold

Strong's Greek 5558
2 Occurrences


κεχρυσωμένη — 2 Occ.

















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