ἀργυροκόπος
argyrokópos · G695 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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silversmith
One who makes objects out of silver (especially jewelry and fine utensils)
ExamplesActs 19:24 For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing considerable business to the craftsmen;
How it’s used In 1 role
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Named alongside itApposition
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- τὶςsomeone 1
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Near synonyms 2 words
- χαλκεύς chalkeús · G5471 · coppersmith, metalworker
- A metalworker specializing in copper/bronze rather than silver, but representing the same artisan guild category; used in 2 Tim 4:14 for Alexander the coppersmith, parallel occupational term
- τεχνίτης technítēs · G5079 · craftsman
- A broader term for skilled craftsman or artisan that can encompass silversmiths among other trades; generic occupational category that includes ἀργυροκόπος as a specific type
In the other Testament 1 word
- צָרַף tsâraph · H6884 · to test, to purge away
- The standard Hebrew term for a worker who refines and works precious metals, including silver; direct occupational equivalent to ἀργυροκόπος as a silver craftsman
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Silversmith2.52
- In Acts 19:24, “a man named Demetrius, a silversmith (argyrokópos) who made silver shrines of Artemis, was bringing considerable business to the craftsmen,” naming Demetrius's trade.
Word family 4 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀργυροκοπου, ὁ (ἄργυρος and κόπτω to beat, hammer; a silver-beater), a silversmith: Acts…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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