ἀργύριον

argurion

silver

neuter of a presumed derivative of ἄργυρος; silvery, i.e. (by implication) cash; specially, a silverling (i.e. drachma or shekel):--money, (piece of) silver (piece).

G694

Acts 3:6 · Word #4

Lexicon G694

Lemmaἀργύριον
Transliterationargýrion
Strong'sG694
In-contextsilver
Literalsilver

Morphology N NOM N SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender N — Neuter — Grammatical neuter
Number SG — Singular — One

Lexical Info

Lemmaἀργύριον
Strong'sG694

SIBI-P1 G694-03

silver-piece

Rootἀργύριον (argyrion)
Core Meaningssilver, silver-piece, silver money, coinage, monetary wealth
Semantic Rangea piece of silver, a silver coin (such as a drachma or shekel), money in general, monetary payment, funds or wealth measured in silver
Conceptual SignificanceIn the biblical world silver functioned as a primary medium of exchange; ἀργύριον often signifies tangible economic value, wages, temple funds, or the price of betrayal, highlighting themes of commerce, devotion, and moral testing through material wealth.
Morphological NotesGr,N,,,,,ANS = noun, accusative case, neuter gender, singular number; functioning typically as a direct object in the clause.
Rendering Rationaleἀργύριον is a neuter diminutive form related to ἄργυρος (silver), referring to a piece or unit of silver used as money. Rendering it as "silver-piece" preserves the material sense (silver) and the concrete, countable neuter singular form indicated by the accusative singular morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ἀργύριον (silver, silver-piece, silver money, coinage, monetary wealth)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
G694-01 arguria silver-pieces
G694-04 arguriou of silver-money

Word Usage (20 occurrences of G694)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Matthew 25:18 ἀργύριον argurion
Matthew 25:27 ἀργύριά arguria
Matthew 26:15 ἀργύρια arguria
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