UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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ἄργυρος

MainId: 000689000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: α

StrongCodes: G0696

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: 000689001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: ἄργυρος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: [{'Word': 'ἀργύριον', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἀργυροκόπος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἀργυροῦς', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'ἀφιλάργυρος', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'φιλαργυρία', 'Meanings': []}, {'Word': 'φιλάργυρος', 'Meanings': []}]

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 000689001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 2.51

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Natural Substances

      LEXSubDomains: Metals

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-16 15:50:55

         DefinitionShort: the metal silver; after gold the next most highly valued metal in the ancient world

         Glosses: silver

         Comments: As in the case of ‘gold’ ({D:2.49}), there is usually no difficulty involved in obtaining a satisfactory term for ‘silver’ in most languages. In {S:06000101800010}, however, there is a problem in speaking of silver and gold that ‘perish,’ or even as something that can be ‘destroyed,’ since in reality one does not destroy such elements, and silver and gold do not really ‘perish.’ On the other hand, silver and gold can become oxidized and lose their value, especially if they are impure (see {D:2.60}). Therefore, it seems far better to emphasize the lack of value in translating {S:06000101800010}. A suitable rendering may then be ‘not with things that can lose their value as silver and gold.’

      LEXReferences: ACTs 17:29, 1 COR 3:12, YAC 5:3, REV 18:12

   2. LEXID: 000689001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.73

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Money and Monetary Units

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-08-16 15:50:55

         DefinitionShort: silver in the form of stamped coins used as money{N:001}

         Glosses: ['silver money', 'silver coin']

      LEXReferences: MAT 10:9