"silver; meton. anything made of silver; money, Jas. 5:3"
Definition and meaning
silver; meton. anything made of silver; money, Jas. 5:3
In the original Greek the word is written: ἄργυρος
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of argyros (G696) across the King James Bible.
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;
Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
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Common questions
Strong's G696 (argyros) is a Greek word that means: silver; meton. anything made of silver; money, Jas. 5:3 It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word argyros (G696) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G696 is argyros, a Greek word defined as: silver; meton. anything made of silver; money, Jas. 5:3. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
argyros is a Greek word found in the New Testament.