χρυσᾶ

chrýseos

of gold

made of gold, consisting of gold; used to describe objects or things composed wholly or chiefly of gold, or having the appearance or properties of gold. In some contexts, it can refer to something figuratively precious or valuable, but in both biblical and broader Hellenistic usage remains predominantly descriptive of material composition.

G5552

2 Timothy 2:20 · Word #9

Lexicon G5552

Lemmaχρύσεος
Transliterationchrýseos
Strong'sG5552
Definitionmade of gold, consisting of gold; used to describe objects or things composed wholly or chiefly of gold, or having the appearance or properties of gold. In some contexts, it can refer to something figuratively precious or valuable, but in both biblical and broader Hellenistic usage remains predominantly descriptive of material composition.

Morphology ADJ.A NOM N PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phraseof gold
Literalgolden

Lexical Info

Lemmaχρυσοῦς
Strong'sG5552

SIBI-P1 Translation G5552-01

golden things

Morphological NotesAdjective, neuter, nominative plural (also attested as neuter accusative plural in this form); attributive, describing objects as made of gold.
Rendering RationaleThe adjective χρύσεος denotes material composition, meaning "made of gold" or "golden." The neuter nominative plural form χρυσᾶ indicates multiple neuter entities characterized as being composed of gold, hence "golden things."

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