James 5:3:2Jas.5.3.W2TAB
χρυσὸς
khrysos
“gold”
- Transliteration
- khry-SOS
- Extended
- khry-SOHS
- IPA
- /kʰryˈsos/
Meaning by language
- English
- gold
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chi | h/kh — like Bach | |
| Rho | r — rolled r | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khry-SOS
- sentence
ho khry-SOS hy-MON KAI ho AR-gy-ros ka-TI-ō-tai KAI ho i-OS au-TŌN eis mar-TY-ree-on hy-MEEN ES-tai KAI PHA-ge-tai tas SAR-kas hy-MON hōs pYR e-thê-sau-RI-sa-te en e-SKHA-tais hê-ME-rais
Exegesis
The passage begins with the coordinated noun phrase chrysos hymon kai argyros {χρυσὸς ὑμῶν καὶ ἄργυρος | chrysós hymon kaí ár-gu-ros} “your gold and silver,” with the article ho repeated to link each precious metal to the possessive hymon.
Root and etymology
chrysoschi–rho–upsilon–sigma–omicron–sigma
“gold, precious metal”
In context — James 5:3
Your gold and your silver have become corroded, and their rust will serve as a witness against you and will devour your flesh like fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days .
About this coordinate
James 5:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of James 5:3, so the Greek word χρυσὸς (khrysos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jas.5.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jas.5.3.W2.S1) and character.