Strong's Lexicon
G2772
G2772 — κέρμα
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2772 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κέρμα |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | from G2751 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | kerma |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ker'-mah |
| Meaning: | 1. a clipping (bit) 2. (specially) a coin |
| KJV Renderings: | money |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κέρμα, κερματος, τό (κείρω to cut into bits), small pieces of money, small coin, change; generally and collectively, τό κέρμα money: Joh 2:15, where L marginal reading Tr WH τά κερματα; (Aristophanes, Demosthenes, Josephus, others). Cf. the full exhibition of the use of the word given by Fischer, De vitiis lexicorum N. T. etc., p. 264ff
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κέρμα (money)
John 2:15
- KJV: And when he had made a scourge of small cords he drove them all out of the temple and the sheep and the oxen and poured out the changers’ money and overthrew the tables
- GK: και ποιήσας φραγέλλιον εκ σχοινίων πάντας εξέβαλεν εκ του ιερού τα τε πρόβατα και τους βόας και των κολλυβιστών εξέχεε το κέρμα και τας τραπέζας ανέστρεψε