What does φιάλη · χρύσεος mean in the Bible?
φιάλη · χρύσεος is a Greek phrase meaning "a broad shallow cup ("phial")".
Greek · G5357, G5552
φιάλας χρυσᾶς
A broad shallow cup ("phial") · made of gold
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φιάλη G5357 a broad shallow cup ("phial")
Pronunciation phiálē
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χρύσεος G5552 made of gold
Pronunciation chrýseos
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What does φιάλας χρυσᾶς (phialas chrysas) mean in the Bible?
φιάλη · χρύσεος is a Greek phrase meaning "a broad shallow cup ("phial")".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5357, G5552?
G5357, G5552 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. a broad shallow cup ("phial")
Source Gloss
a broad shallow cup ("phial")
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 12 Case pattern Accusative (12) Number pattern Singular (7)
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Rev 16:2 · Rev 16:3 · Rev 16:4 · Rev 16:8 · Rev 16:10 · Rev 16:12 · Rev 16:17 7×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rev 5:8 · Rev 15:7 · Rev 16:1 · Rev 17:1 · Rev 21:9 5×
Word Origins
φιάλας χρυσᾶς is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain