Lexical Definition
χρῆμα chrēma (khray'-mah) money G:N-N
money, riches.
- something useful or needed, i.e. wealth, price
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| χρῆμα | money | Acts.4.37 |
| χρημάτων | money | Acts.8.20 |
| of things | LXX.2Chr.1.11 • LXX.Prov.17.6 | |
| χρήματα | money | Acts.8.18 |
| of his | LXX.Job.27.17 | |
| riches | LXX.Prov.17.16 • Mark.10.23 • Luke.18.24 • Acts.24.26 | |
| χρήμασιν | riches | Mark.10.24 |
| χρήμασι | things | LXX.Josh.22.8 • LXX.Job.6.20 |
Abbott-Smith
χρῆμα, -τος, τό (< χράομαι) [in LXX: Jos 22:8, II Ch 1:11, 12 (נְכָסׅים), Jb 27:17 (כֶּסֶף), etc.; freq. in (Si (5:1, 8, al.), II and IV Mac ;]
a thing that one uses or needs (and generally, a matter, event, business); hence in pl.,
(a) wealth, riches: οἱ τά χ. ἔχοντες, Mk 10:23, 24, Lk 18:24;
(b) money: Ac 8:18, 20 24:26; sing. (rare in cl.) of a special sum of money, Ac 4:37.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Joshua | 22:8 |
| 2 Chronicles | 1:11 |
| Job | 27:17 |
| Mark | 10:23 |
| Luke | 18:24 |
| Acts | 4:37 · 8:18 · 8:20 · 24:26 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
χρῆμα, ατος, τό:
(χράομαι):— need, in the phrase παρὰ χ. or παραχρῆμα (which see); a thing that one needs or uses,[Refs 5th c.BC+]: hence in plural, goods, property (χρήματα λέγομεν πάντα ὅσων ἡ ἀξία νομίσματι μετρεῖται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of temple-treasures, heirlooms, etc., [Refs 6th c.BC+]; τὰ ἱρὰ χ. τῆς Ἀθηναίης [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρόβατα καὶ ἄλλα χ. [Refs 5th c.BC+] a man's money is his life, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χρήματ᾽ ἄνηρ 'money makes the man', [Refs 7th c.BC+]; even of debts, διαλῦσαι τὰ χ. [Refs 4th c.BC+]; for how much money.. ? Answ. ἐπ᾽ οὐδενί, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; also in [Refs 6th c.BC+], χ. δ᾽ ὃ μὲν Διόθεν καὶ σὺν δίκῃ ἀνδρὶ γένητα; in Attic dialect, οὐδενὸς ἂν χ. δεξάμενοι at no price, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; and in later Prose, fund, sum of money, Arch. f. Religionswiss.[Refs 2nd c.BC+]; τὸ πλῆθος τοῦ χ. [NT+1st c.BC+]merchandise, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; property, substance, [Refs]
__II generally, thing, matter, affair, especially in Epic dialect and Ionic dialect, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀντὶ πάντων χ. on every account, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πᾶν χ. ἐκίνεε 'left no stone unturned', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τεκμαίρει χρῆμ᾽ ἕκαστον 'deeds show the man', [Refs 5th c.BC+]; περαίνεται τὸ χ. the issue is being decided, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: plural, simply, things, ὁμοῦ πάντα χ. ἦν [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 χρῆμα is frequently expressed where it might be omitted, δεινὸν χ. ἐποιεῦντο [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐς ἀφανὲς χ. ἀποστέλλειν ἀποικίην to send out a colony without any certain destination, [Refs]; frequently in Trag., τί χρῆμ; ={τί}; what? τί χ. λεύσσ; [Refs 4th c.BC+]; or why? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so in genitive, τοῦ χ. (i.e. ἕνεκα); [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τί δ᾽ ἐστὶ χρῆμ; what is the matter? [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μάλιστα χρημάτων most of anything, i. e. certainly, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]
__II.3 used in periphrases to express something strange or extraordinary of its kind, ὑὸς χ. μέγα a huge monster of a boar, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ χ. τῶν νυκτῶν ὅσον what a business the nights are! [Refs 5th c.BC+]; λιπαρὸν τὸ χ. τῆς πόλεως what a grand city! [Refs]; κλέπτον τὸ χ. τἀνδρός a thievish sort of fellow, [Refs]; μακάριον.. λέγεις τυράννου χ. your tyrant-creature, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: without a genitive, ἔλαφον, καλόν τι χ. καὶ μέγα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; σοφόν τοι χρῆμ᾽ ἄνθρωπος truly a clever creature is he! [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κοῦφον χ. ποιητής ἐστιν καὶ πτηνὸν καὶ ἱερόν, of the poet, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χ. καλόν τι such a fine thing! [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; also in a periphrastic use, οὐδὲν χ. τοῦ ἀγκῶνος κάμψαι δύνανται cannot bend the elbow at all, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3.b so, to express a great number or mass, as we say, a deal, a heap of.., πολλόν τι χ. τῶν τέκνων, χ. πολλὸν ἀρδίων, νεῶν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὅσον τὸ χ. παρνόπων what a lot of locusts! [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὸ χ. τῶν κόπων ὅσον what a lot of them! [Refs]; also of persons, χ. θηλειῶν womankind, [Refs 5th c.BC+] what a crowd.. ! [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III (χράω (B) A) oracle, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.4.37