copper/bronze/coin

Greek Noun Male

χαλκός, -oῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for נְחֹשֶׁת;] copper: 1Co.13:1, Rev.18:12; by meton, of copper coin, Mat.10:9, Mrk.6:8 12:41. (AS)

copper/bronze/coin

Greek Noun Male

χαλκός, Cretan dialect καυχός [Refs 3rd c.BC+], ὁ:— copper, χ. ἐρυθρός [Refs 8th c.BC+]; and of the ornaments of a house, χαλκοῦ τε στεροπήν [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of copper as the first metal that men learnt to smelt and work, τῶν δ᾽ ἦν χάλκεα μὲν τεύχεα, χάλκεοι δέ τε οἶκοι, χαλκῷ δ᾽ εἰργάζοντο, μέλας δ᾽ οὐκ ἔσκε σίδηρος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χ. ἐρυθρός (compare above) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; alloyed with tin to form bronze, the usual meaning of the word in [Refs 8th c.BC+] and frequently in later writers: σίδηρος δὲ καὶ χ. πολέμων ὄργανα [Refs 5th c.BC+] II) in Poets frequently for anything made of metal, especially of arms (hence [Refs 5th c.BC+] the proper epithet of iron, [Refs]; of offensive arms, ὀξέϊ χαλκῷ, νηλέϊ χ, of a spear, a sword, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a knife, [Refs]; of an axe, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a fish-hook, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of defensive arms, as the plates laid on a shield, [Refs]; χαλκὸν ζώννυσθαι, of a warrior girding on his armour,[Refs]; of both combined, πλάγχθη δ᾽ ἀπὸ χαλκόφι χαλκός the spear of bronze glanced off the helm of bronze, [Refs] II.2) of vessels, copper, cauldron, urn,[Refs 8th c.BC+]; of a cinerary urn, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; collectively of bronze plate, χ. μυρίος, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; used in payment of ransom, [Refs 8th c.BC+] II.3) of a bronze mirror, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; used as a burning-glass, [Refs 4th c.BC+] II.4) collectively, copper money, [NT+4th c.BC+]; generally, money, opposed to κύαμοι, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; χαλκοῦ σπάνις Men[Refs] II.5) ={χάλκωμα}, bronze plate or tablet, τὰν προξενίαν γράψαντας εἰς χαλκὸν ἀνθέμεν [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οὐετρανοὶ οἱ χωρὶς χαλκῶν, who have not received bronze copies of the privileges granted on discharge, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II.6) a weight, 1/8 obol, [Refs 2nd c.AD+] III) χαλκοῦ ἄνθος, particles thrown off by copper when cooling, [Refs 5th c.BC+] III.b) χαλκοῦ λεπίς, small pieces that scale off under the hammer, [Refs]geležìs 'iron'.)

Greek

Noun Masculine

copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it); brass, money; perhaps from g5465 (χαλάω) through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose)