King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G5558
Transliteration: chrysoō
Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-so'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to gild, to cover with gold
Meaning: to gild, to cover with gold
χρυσόω, χρυσῷ: perfect passive participle κεχρυσωμενος; to adorn with gold, to gild: κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ (A. V. "decked with gold)"], Revelation 17:4; and ἐν (G L Tr omit; WH brackets ἐν) χρυσῷ,, of a woman ornamented with gold so profusely that she seems to be gilded; the Sept. for זָהָב מְצֻפָּה in Exodus 26:32. (Herodotus, Aristophanes, Plato, Diodorus, Plato, others.)
Word Summary
chrysoō: to gild, to cover with gold
Original Word: χρυσόωTransliteration: chrysoō
Phonetic Spelling: (khroo-so'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to gild, to cover with gold
Meaning: to gild, to cover with gold
Strong's Concordance
adorn, deckFrom chrusos; to gild, i.e. Bespangle with golden ornaments -- deck.
see GREEK chrusos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5558: χρυσόωχρυσόω, χρυσῷ: perfect passive participle κεχρυσωμενος; to adorn with gold, to gild: κεχρυσωμένη χρυσῷ (A. V. "decked with gold)"], Revelation 17:4; and ἐν (G L Tr omit; WH brackets ἐν) χρυσῷ,