ἀργύριον
argurion
money
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe word ἀργύριον (G0694, argurion) refers to money, as defined in the lexicon data. This term is used a total of 20 times in the Bible, indicating its importance in the text. Considering its definition, it is likely that argurion encompasses various forms of currency, including coins or other valuables. The frequency and prevalence of argurion in the biblical text suggest that it played a significant role in the daily lives of ancient people. Its significance extends beyond a mere commodity, as it often represents power, status, and influence. However, without further analysis of its usage, it is difficult to make more specific claims about the cultural and historical context of argurion in ancient societies. Given its 20 occurrences in the Bible, it is clear that money, as represented by argurion, is an essential aspect of human experience that the biblical authors chose to address directly. Without delving into deeper themes or interpretations, the mere fact of argurion's presence in the text highlights the enduring importance of economic factors in human relationships, communities, and societies.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
20 total occurrences across the text
But he who received the one talent went away and dug in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
Matthew 25:27You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received back my own with interest.
Matthew 26:15and said, “What are you willing to give me, that I should deliver him to you?” They weighed out for him thirty pieces of silver.
Matthew 27:3Then Judas, who betrayed him, when he saw that Jesus was condemned, felt remorse, and brought back the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders,
Matthew 27:5He threw down the pieces of silver in the sanctuary, and departed. He went away and hanged himself.
Matthew 27:6The chief priests took the pieces of silver, and said, “It’s not lawful to put them into the treasury, since it is the price of blood.”
Matthew 27:9Then that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet was fulfilled, saying, “They took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him upon whom a price had been set, whom some of the children of Israel priced,
Matthew 28:12When they were assembled with the elders, and had taken counsel, they gave a large amount of silver to the soldiers,
Matthew 28:15So they took the money and did as they were told. This saying was spread abroad among the Jews, and continues until today.
Mark 14:11They, when they heard it, were glad, and promised to give him money. He sought how he might conveniently deliver him.
Luke 9:3He said to them, “Take nothing for your journey—no staffs, nor wallet, nor bread, nor money. Don’t have two coats each.
Luke 19:15“When he had come back again, having received the kingdom, he commanded these servants, to whom he had given the money, to be called to him, that he might know what they had gained by conducting business.
Luke 19:23Then why didn’t you deposit my money in the bank, and at my coming, I might have earned interest on it?’
Luke 22:5They were glad, and agreed to give him money.
Acts 3:6But Peter said, “I have no silver or gold, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!”
Acts 7:16and they were brought back to Shechem, and laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price in silver from the children of Hamor of Shechem.
Acts 8:20But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!
Acts 19:19Many of those who practiced magical arts brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all. They counted their price, and found it to be fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Acts 20:33I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.
1 Peter 1:18knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things, with silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,