gold

Greek Noun Male

χρυσός, -οῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for זָהָב;] gold: Mat.2:11, Rev.9:7; of golden ornaments, Mat.23:16-17, 1Ti.2:9 (Rec, WH, mg.), Jas.5:3, Rev.17:4 (Rec, WH, mg.) Rev.18:12, 16 (Rec, WH, mg.); of images, Act.17:29; of gold coin, Mat.10:9. (AS)

gold

Greek Noun Male

χρῡσός, ὁ, gold, τιμῆς [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐσθής, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χρυσὸν κέρασιν περιχεύας (of a victim) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; κοῖλος ἄργυρος καὶ χ. silver and gold plate, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; λευκὸς χ. white gold, i.e. gold alloyed with silver, opposed to χ. ἄπεφθος refined gold, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) gold, to express anything made of gold, e. g. golden armour or raiment, χρυσὸν. ἔδυνε περὶ χροΐ, of Zeus, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of Poseidon, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀραρότως σύνδεσμα χρυσὸς (a gold crown) εἶχε [Refs 5th c.BC+] 3) frequently used by Poets to denote anything dear or precious, ταῦτα μὲν. κρείσσονα χρυσοῦ. φωνεῖς [Refs 5th c.BC+] golden words, [Refs 5th c.BC+] and all derivations, though Lyric Poets sometimes made υ short in the adjective χρύσεος (which see); once we have χρῠσός, [Refs 5th c.BC+].] (Borrowed from Semitic, cf. Hebrew chārūts, Assyr. h_urāšu 'gold', Aramaic hara 'yellow'.)

Greek

Noun Masculine

gold; by extension, a golden article, as an ornament or coin; gold; perhaps from the base of g5530 (χράομαι) (through the idea of the utility of the metal)