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χρῆμα

Strong’s: G5536

Associated OET lemmas: χρῆμα

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, n.

Inflections: χρῆμα; -τος

Related lemmas: χράομαι

Sense 1: riches, wealth, abundance

Semantic entry: 57.31

Semantic domains: Possess, Transfer, Exchange

Subdomains: Be Rich, Be Wealthy

Definition: economic resources, usually implying an abundance of such assets

MRK 10:23: RV MRK 10:23 · LV MRK 10:23 · Read together MRK 10:23

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OET-RV MRK 10:23

23 Yeshua looked around and told his followers, “It’s so difficult for wealthy people to enter God’s kingdom.”

OET-LV MRK 10:23

23 And the Yaʸsous having _looked _around, is _saying to _the apprentices/followers of _him:
How difficultly the ones having the wealth will _be _coming _in into the kingdom of_ the _god.

LUK 18:24: RV LUK 18:24 · LV LUK 18:24 · Read together LUK 18:24

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OET-RV LUK 18:24

24 As Yeshua looked at him, he said, “It’s so difficult for those who are wealthy to enter into God’s kingdom—

OET-LV LUK 18:24

24 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _seen him, said:
How difficultly the ones having the wealth, will _be _coming _in into the kingdom of_ the _god.

Sense 2: money (normally a reference to actual coins), coin, change

Semantic entry: 6.68

Semantic domains: Artifacts

Subdomains: Money and Monetary Units

Definition: a generic term for currency, occurring mostly in the plural

Notes: It would also be possible to translate ἤνεγκεν τὸ χρῆμα in RV ACT 4:37 · LV ACT 4:37 · Read together ACT 4:37 as ‘he brought the proceeds from the sale.’|In RV ACT 8:18 · LV ACT 8:18 · Read together ACT 8:18 (προσήνεγκεν αὐτοῖς χρήματα ‘he offered them money’) the reference of χρήματα would appear to be cash.

Further resources: realia:1.6.3

ACT 4:37: RV ACT 4:37 · LV ACT 4:37 · Read together ACT 4:37

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OET-RV ACT 4:37

37 owned a field which he sold, and brought the money and put it down in front of the missionaries.

OET-LV ACT 4:37

37 possessing by _him of_a_field, having _sold it brought the money and laid it before the feet of _the ambassadors.

ACT 8:18: RV ACT 8:18 · LV ACT 8:18 · Read together ACT 8:18

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OET-RV ACT 8:18

18 When Shim’on the magician saw that they received the spirit after having the hands of the missionaries placed on them, he offered money to Kefa and Yohan, saying,

OET-LV ACT 8:18

18 And the Simōn having _seen that the spirit is _being _given by the laying _on of _the hands of _the ambassadors, he _offered money to _them

All 4 recorded passages for this sense

ACT: RV ACT 4:37 · RV ACT 8:18 · RV ACT 8:20 · RV ACT 24:26 · LV ACT 4:37 · LV ACT 8:18 · LV ACT 8:20 · LV ACT 24:26 · Read together ACT 4:37 · Read together ACT 8:18 · Read together ACT 8:20 · Read together ACT 24:26