ΧΑΛΚΕΑ, χαλκεα
CHALKEA, chalkea
Sounds Like: KHAL-keh-ah
Translations: brazen, bronze, copper, of bronze, of copper, a coppersmith, a bronzesmith, a blacksmith
From the root: ΧΑΛΚΕΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective, Noun
Explanation: This word can function as an adjective meaning 'made of bronze or copper,' or 'brazen.' It can also be a noun referring to a worker of bronze or copper, such as a coppersmith, bronzesmith, or blacksmith. As an adjective, it describes the material of an object. As a noun, it refers to a craftsman.
Inflection: Neuter Plural Nominative, Neuter Plural Accusative, Feminine Singular Nominative, Feminine Singular Vocative
Strong’s number: G5475 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:70
Codex Sinaiticus
- Revelation — 9:20
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΧΑΛΚΕΥΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΧΑΛΚΕΙΣ — bronze-workers, coppersmiths, blacksmiths, metalworkers
- ΧΑΛΚΕΥΣ — coppersmith, blacksmith, metalworker, a coppersmith, a blacksmith, a metalworker
- ΧΑΛΚΕΩΝ — (of) coppersmiths, (of) bronzesmiths
- ΧΑΛΚΕΩΣ — of a coppersmith, of a brazier, of a blacksmith
- ΧΑΛΚΗΣ — of a coppersmith, of a smith, of a metalworker, coppersmiths, smiths, metalworkers
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