5554. chrusodaktulios
Strong's Lexicon
chrusodaktulios: Gold-ringed, wearing a gold ring

Original Word: χρυσοδακτύλιος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: chrusodaktulios
Pronunciation: khroo-so-dak-too'-lee-os
Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-sod-ak-too'-lee-os)
Definition: Gold-ringed, wearing a gold ring
Meaning: adorned with a gold ring.

Word Origin: From χρυσός (chrusos, meaning "gold") and δάκτυλος (daktulos, meaning "finger")

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "chrusodaktulios," the concept of wealth and adornment can be related to Hebrew words such as זָהָב (zahav, meaning "gold") and טַבַּעַת (tabba'at, meaning "ring").

Usage: The term "chrusodaktulios" is used to describe someone who is wearing a gold ring, often indicating wealth or high social status. In the context of the New Testament, it is used to highlight distinctions made based on outward appearances and material wealth.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, wearing gold rings was a sign of wealth and social standing. Rings were often used as symbols of authority and were sometimes given as gifts to signify honor or allegiance. The wearing of gold rings was common among the elite and was a visible marker of one's status in society.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from chrusos and daktulios
Definition
with a gold ring
NASB Translation
gold ring (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5554: χρυσοδακτύλιος

χρυσοδακτύλιος, χρυσοδακτυλιον (χρυσός and δακτύλιος), gold-ringed, adorned with gold rings: James 2:2. (Besides only in Hesychius, under the word χρυσοκόλλητος; (Winers Grammar, 26).) (Cf. B. D., under the word Ring.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
with a gold ring.

From chrusos and daktulios; gold-ringed, i.e. Wearing a golden finger-ring or similar jewelry -- with a gold ring.

see GREEK chrusos

see GREEK daktulios

Forms and Transliterations
χρυσοδακτυλιος χρυσοδακτύλιος chrusodaktulios chrysodaktylios chrysodaktýlios
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Englishman's Concordance
James 2:2 Adj-NMS
GRK: ὑμῶν ἀνὴρ χρυσοδακτύλιος ἐν ἐσθῆτι
NAS: into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine
KJV: a man with a gold ring, in
INT: of you a man with gold rings in apparel

Strong's Greek 5554
1 Occurrence


χρυσοδακτύλιος — 1 Occ.

















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