696. arguros
Strong's Lexicon
arguros: Silver

Original Word: ἄργυρος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: arguros
Pronunciation: ar'-goo-ros
Phonetic Spelling: (ar'-goo-ros)
Definition: Silver
Meaning: silver as a metal.

Word Origin: Derived from the root word ἀργός (argos), meaning "shining" or "white," which is indicative of the appearance of silver.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H3701 (כֶּסֶף, keseph): Silver, money

- H3702 (כַּסְפִּי, kaspi): Silver, silver-colored

Usage: In the New Testament, "arguros" primarily refers to silver as a precious metal. It is often used in the context of currency, wealth, and trade. Silver was a common medium of exchange in the ancient world and is frequently mentioned in the context of transactions, offerings, and betrayal.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, silver was a valuable commodity used for coinage, jewelry, and various utensils. It was a symbol of wealth and economic stability. The use of silver coins, such as the denarius, was widespread in the Roman Empire, facilitating trade and commerce. In Jewish culture, silver was also significant in religious practices, including the temple tax and offerings.

HELPS Word-studies

696 árgyros – properly, silver (i.e. money); what has real value for purchasing power.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from argos (shining)
Definition
silver
NASB Translation
silver (4).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 696: ἄργυρος

ἄργυρος, ἀργύρου, (ἀργός shining) (from Homer down), silver: 1 Corinthians 3:12 (T Tr WH ἀργύριον) (reference is made to the silver with which the columns of noble buildings were covered and the rafters adorned); by metonymy, things made of silver, silver-work, vessels, images of the gods, etc.: Acts 17:29; James 5:3; Revelation 18:12. silver coin: Matthew 10:9.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
silver.

From argos (shining); silver (the metal, in the articles or coin) -- silver.

Forms and Transliterations
αργυρίω αργυρον άργυρον ἄργυρον αργυρος άργυρος ἄργυρος αργυρου αργύρου ἀργύρου αργυρω αργύρω ἀργύρῳ αργυρώνητοι αργυρώνητον αργυρώνητος αργυρωνήτους άρδην arguro argurō arguron arguros argurou argyro argyrō argýroi argýrōi argyron árgyron argyros árgyros argyrou argýrou
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Englishman's Concordance
Matthew 10:9 N-AMS
GRK: χρυσὸν μηδὲ ἄργυρον μηδὲ χαλκὸν
NAS: or silver, or
KJV: gold, nor silver, nor brass
INT: gold nor silver nor money

Acts 17:29 N-DMS
GRK: χρυσῷ ἢ ἀργύρῳ ἢ λίθῳ
NAS: gold or silver or stone,
KJV: unto gold, or silver, or stone,
INT: to gold or to silver or to stone

1 Corinthians 3:12 N-ANS
GRK: θεμέλιον χρυσόν ἄργυρον λίθους τιμίους
INT: foundation gold silver stones precious

James 5:3 N-NMS
GRK: καὶ ὁ ἄργυρος κατίωται καὶ
NAS: Your gold and your silver have rusted;
KJV: gold and silver is cankered; and
INT: and the silver have corroded and

Revelation 18:12 N-GMS
GRK: χρυσοῦ καὶ ἀργύρου καὶ λίθου
NAS: of gold and silver and precious
KJV: of gold, and silver, and precious
INT: of gold and of silver and of stone

Strong's Greek 696
5 Occurrences


ἀργύρῳ — 1 Occ.
ἄργυρον — 2 Occ.
ἄργυρος — 1 Occ.
ἀργύρου — 1 Occ.

















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