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χαλκός

MainId: 005361000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: χ

StrongCodes: G5475

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'Except for the occurrence of ἀργύριον in the plural ({S:04002601500030}), it would be possible to derive all of these references to copper (bronze), silver, and gold coins as direct and predictable metonymic correspondences of the respective terms for substances (see {D:2.54}, 51, 49). Since, however, some languages employ clear distinctions between metals as substances and metals when manufactured into the form of coins, the present classification would seem to be more useful.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 005361001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: χαλκός

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -οῦ

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'χαλκεύς', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'χαλκηδών', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'χαλκίον', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'χαλκολίβανον', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'χαλκοῦς', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 005361001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 2.54

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Natural Substances

      LEXSubDomains: Metals

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 16:03:37

         DefinitionShort: generally bronze (an alloy of copper and tin), but in some contexts apparently brass (an alloy of copper and zinc) and perhaps in a few instances copper

         Glosses: ['bronze', 'brass', 'copper']

         Comments: Most archaeological objects of the Middle East containing copper consist of bronze, and therefore the most accurate translation of χαλκός[a] is in most instances a term for bronze, which is harder than brass and much harder than pure copper. Many languages have technical terms for bronze, brass, and copper, but some simply designate bronze as ‘brown metal,’ brass as ‘bright metal,’ and copper as ‘red metal.’

      LEXReferences: REV 18:12

   2. LEXID: 005361001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.72

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Money and Monetary Units

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 16:03:37

         DefinitionShort: coins of bronze or copper, and hence of little value{N:001}

         Glosses: ['copper coins', 'bronze money']

      LEXReferences: MAT 10:9, MARK 6:8, MARK 12:41

   3. LEXID: 005361001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.95

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Musical Instruments

      LEXCollocations: χαλκὸς ἠχῶν

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 16:03:37

         DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: echoing brass, or: resounding brass) a gong made of brass

         Glosses: brass gong

         Comments: In a number of languages the equivalent of gong is ‘noisy metal’ or ‘reverberating metal’ or ‘echoing metal,’ but frequently translators have simply used an expression meaning ‘loud bell.’

      LEXReferences: 1COR 13:1