"contracted form of χάλκεος, made of copper, brass, or bronze, Rev. 9:20*"
Definition and meaning
contracted form of χάλκεος, made of copper, brass, or bronze, Rev. 9:20*
In the original Greek the word is written: χαλκοῦς
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
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 chalkous (G5470) across the King James Bible.
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
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Common questions
Strong's G5470 (chalkous) is a Greek word that means: contracted form of χάλκεος, made of copper, brass, or bronze, Rev. 9:20* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word chalkous (G5470) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5470 is chalkous, a Greek word defined as: contracted form of χάλκεος, made of copper, brass, or bronze, Rev. 9:20*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
chalkous is a Greek word found in the New Testament.