King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2855
Transliteration: kollybistēs
Phonetic Spelling: (kol-loo-bis-tace')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a moneychanger
Meaning: a moneychanger
κολλυβιστής, κολλυβιστου, ὁ (from κόλλυβος equivalent to a. a small coin, cf. κολοβός clipped;
Word Summary
kollybistēs: a moneychanger
Original Word: κολλυβιστήςTransliteration: kollybistēs
Phonetic Spelling: (kol-loo-bis-tace')
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Short Definition: a moneychanger
Meaning: a moneychanger
Strong's Concordance
moneychanger. From a presumed derivative of kollubos (a small coin; probably akin to kollourion); a coin-dealer -- (money-)changer.
see GREEK kollourion
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2855: κολλυβιστήςκολλυβιστής, κολλυβιστου, ὁ (from κόλλυβος equivalent to a. a small coin, cf. κολοβός clipped;
b. rate of exchange, premium), a money-changer, banker: Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; John 2:15. Menander, Lysias, in Pollux 7, 33, 170; ὁ μέν κόλλυβος δόκιμον, τό δέ κολλυβιστής ἀδόκιμον, Phryn. ed. Lob., p. 440. Cf. what was said under κερματιστής.