Strong's Concordance kollubistes: a money-changer Original Word: κολλυβιστής, ου, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: kollubistes Phonetic Spelling: (kol-loo-bis-tace') Short Definition: a money-changer Definition: a money-changer, who changed heathen into Jewish money, for payment into the Temple treasury. HELPS Word-studies 2855 kollybistḗs – properly, a charge ("commission") given to someone making a transaction or exchange; in the NT a money-changer, converting "heathen currency" into "Jewish money" so worshipers could make payments into the Temple-treasury. 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. From a presumed derivative of kollubos (a small coin; probably akin to kollourion); a coin-dealer -- (money-)changer. see GREEK kollourion Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 28553 Occurrences κολλυβιστῶν — 3 Occ. Matthew 21:12 N-GMP GRK: τραπέζας τῶν κολλυβιστῶν κατέστρεψεν καὶ NAS: the tables of the money changers and the seats KJV: the tables of the moneychangers, and INT: tables of the money changers he overturned and Mark 11:15 N-GMP John 2:15 N-GMP |
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