Strong's Greek · G696
G696 árgyros
ἄργυρος
ar'-goo-ros
silver
Looking for Hebrew H696 ʼôreb? It has the same number in Strong's Hebrew lexicon but is a different word, not a translation of G696. Strong's numbering starts again for each language.
árgyros appears 5 times in Scripture, in Matthew, Acts, 1 Corinthians, James and Revelation. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.
Definition
silver (the metal, in the articles or coin)
In the King James Version
silver
Derivation
from ἀργός (shining);
Appears 5 times in Scripture
“cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;”
“Do not take along any gold or silver or copper in your belts.”
“Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.”
“Therefore, being offspring of God, we should not think that the Divine Being is like gold or silver or stone, an image formed by man’s skill and imagination.”
“If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,”
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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).
