Strong G5473χαλκίον
kettle
- Transliteration
- chalkion
- Pronunciation
- khal-kee'-on
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Diminutive from G5475; a copper dish: - brazen vessel.
Detailed definition
χαλκίον, -ου, τό
(χαλκός), [in LXX: Job.41:22(23) (סִיר), etc.;]
a brazen (copper) vessel: Mrk.7:4.†
(AS)
(χαλκός), [in LXX: Job.41:22(23) (סִיר), etc.;]
a brazen (copper) vessel: Mrk.7:4.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5473 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- vessel1
First verses
- Mark 7:4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
Occurrences by book
Related words
Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
χαλκίον, τό,
copper vessel, cauldron, kettle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12.393, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1128, “fragment” 107, 330, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 108, 256, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 8.19)]; χ. θερμαντήριον, ={θερμαντήρ}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“IG” 22.1416, 4.39 (from Aegina), 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 13.663.)]
2 cymbal, τὸ Δωδωναῖον χ., proverbial of a chatterbox, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 66, compare 2nd c.AD: Zenobius Paroemiographus 6.5.)]
3 bowl of the κότταβος, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 6.110.)]
4 copper ticket given to the dicasts, bearing the name of the court in which they were to serve, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 39.10.)]
5 piece of copper money, πονηρὰ χαλκία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 724 (troch.); παραλαβὼν τὼ χαλκίω 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 83; compare 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 9.90.—Freq. written χαλκεῖον in codices, but χαλκίον is required by the metre in Comedy texts, and corroborated by Inscrr. (see. above), and Papyrus, “PCair.Zen.” 630.4 (3rd c.BC), “PMich.Zen.” 65.2 (3rd c.BC), “PSI” 6.625.12 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]
II probably diminutive of χάλκη, ={κάλχη}[Refs 4th c.BC+ (11, “IG” 42(1).102.242 (Epid., 4th c.BC).)]
copper vessel, cauldron, kettle, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12.393, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Acharnenses” 1128, “fragment” 107, 330, 5th c.BC: Eupolis Comicus 108, 256, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Oeconomicus” 8.19)]; χ. θερμαντήριον, ={θερμαντήρ}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (“IG” 22.1416, 4.39 (from Aegina), 2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 13.663.)]
2 cymbal, τὸ Δωδωναῖον χ., proverbial of a chatterbox, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 66, compare 2nd c.AD: Zenobius Paroemiographus 6.5.)]
3 bowl of the κότταβος, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 6.110.)]
4 copper ticket given to the dicasts, bearing the name of the court in which they were to serve, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 39.10.)]
5 piece of copper money, πονηρὰ χαλκία [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 724 (troch.); παραλαβὼν τὼ χαλκίω 4th c.BC: Eubulus Comicus 83; compare 2nd c.AD(?): Pollianus Epigrammaticus 9.90.—Freq. written χαλκεῖον in codices, but χαλκίον is required by the metre in Comedy texts, and corroborated by Inscrr. (see. above), and Papyrus, “PCair.Zen.” 630.4 (3rd c.BC), “PMich.Zen.” 65.2 (3rd c.BC), “PSI” 6.625.12 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]
II probably diminutive of χάλκη, ={κάλχη}[Refs 4th c.BC+ (11, “IG” 42(1).102.242 (Epid., 4th c.BC).)]