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Koine Greek wordlink #164418

SR GNT Rev 18:12 χαλκοῦ (ⱪalkou) ‘wood most_precious and of bronze and of iron and’ Strongs=54750 Lemma=χalkos
Word role=noun case=genitive gender=masculine number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form χαλκοῦ (N-GMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘χαλκοῦ’ (N-GMS) is always and only glossed as ‘of bronze’.

Rev 18:12 ‘wood most_precious and of bronze and of iron and’ SR GNT Rev 18:12 word 45

OET-LV: 12 cargo of _gold, and of _silver, and of _stone precious, and of _pearls, and of _linen, and of _purple, and of _silk, and of _scarlet, and all wood citron, and every object ivory, and every object of wood most _precious, and of _bronze, and of _iron, and of _marble, (REV_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth, expensive wood and carved ivory containers and every kind of container made from the costliest wood and bronze and iron and marble, (REV 18:12)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘χalkos’ have 4 different glosses: ‘of bronze’, ‘brass’, ‘copper’, ‘money’.

Greek words (1) other than χαλκοῦ (N-GMS) with a gloss related to ‘bronze’

REV 9:20 χαλκᾶ (ⱪalka) A-ANP Lemma=χalkeos ‘and silver and bronze and stone and’ SR GNT Rev 9:20 word 40

OET-LV: 20 And the rest of _the people, who not were _killed _off by the plagues these, not _even they _repented of the works of _the hands of _them, in _order _that not they _will _be _prostrating before _the demons, and the idols the golden, and the silver, and the bronze, and the stone, and the wooden, which neither to _be _seeing are _being _able, nor to _be _hearing, nor to _be _walking. (REV_9:20)

OET-RV: 20 However, the rest of humankind that hadn’t been killed by those plagues, didn’t repent of their actions and didn’t stop worshipping demons and idols made of gold and silver and bronze and stone and wood—idols that can’t see, can’t hear, and can’t walk. (REV 9:20)

Key: A=adjective N=noun ANP=accusative,neuter,plural GMS=genitive,masculine,singular