Greek · G5144, G694 · unreviewed

τριάκοντα ἀργύρια

Thirty · money

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τριάκοντα G5144 thirty
Pronunciation triákonta
Numerical cardinal meaning thirty; appears frequently in Gospel narratives for denoting specific ages and monetary amounts
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ἀργύριον G694 money
Pronunciation argýrion
Silver or money, but often specifically a coin unit—not generic wealth but tangible currency.
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What does τριάκοντα ἀργύρια (triakonta argyria) mean in the Bible?

τριάκοντα · ἀργύριον is a Greek word meaning "thirty silver coins".

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Meaning

thirty silver coins
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Genitive · Plural · Neuter Luke 3:23
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:8 · Matt 13:23 · Matt 26:15 · Matt 27:3 · Matt 27:9 · Mark 4:8 · Mark 4:20 · John 5:5 · Gal 3:17
Accusative · Plural · Masculine John 6:19
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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