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Strong's G5475 χαλκός (chalkos)

Chalkos means “brass” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5475 — cod (“session”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5475
Language Greek
Linked Usages 41
Books 23

Strong's G5475 Quick Answer

Strong's G5475 χαλκός (chalkos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. chalkos (khal-kos') n. 1. copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it) [perhaps from G5465 through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose)] It has 41 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include brass, iron, gold, silver, and lord. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
chalkos (khal-kos') n. 1. copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it) [perhaps from G5465 through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose)]
Usage
41 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
brass, iron, gold, silver, and lord

Meaning and Definition

chalkos (khal-kos') n. 1. copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it) [perhaps from G5465 through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose)] KJV: brass, money Root(s): G5465

Original Word
χαλκός
Transliteration
chalkos
Derivation
Root: χαλάω R1: 5465
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5475. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

copper/bronze/coin

Usage: χαλκός, -oῦ, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for נְחֹשֶׁת ;] copper: 1Co.13:1, Rev.18:12; by meton., of copper coin, Mat.10:9, Mrk.6:8 12:41.† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

brass iron gold silver lord brazen wood into stones out house pillars

How Strong's G5475 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5475 (χαλκός) appears 37 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5475 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5475 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 10:9 KJV

Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,

Mark 6:8 KJV

And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

Mark 12:41 KJV

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

Strong's G5475 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 4:22 Septuagint / Brenton

And Zillah also bore Tubal; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal was Naamah.

Exodus 25:3 Septuagint / Brenton

And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,

Exodus 31:4 Septuagint / Brenton

and to frame works, to labor in gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,

Strong's G5475 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 12:10 Septuagint / Brenton

Never trust thine enemy: For like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.

Letter of Jeremiah 1:34 Septuagint / Brenton

Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.

Daniel 1:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, Shadrach; and to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.

Usage Excerpts

First 41 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5475.

Genesis 4:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zillah also bore Tubal; he was a smith, a manufacturer both of brass and iron; and the sister of Tubal was Naamah.
Exodus 25:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this is the offering which ye shall take of them; gold and silver and brass,
Exodus 31:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and to frame works, to labor in gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,
Exodus 35:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Take of yourselves an offering for the Lord: every one that engages in his heart shall bring the firstfruits to the Lord; gold, silver, brass,
Exodus 35:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
they with whom was found incorruptible wood; and they brought offerings for all the works of the preparation.
Exodus 35:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Exodus 39:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the thousand seven hundred and seventy-five shekels he formed into hooks for the pillars, and he gilded their chapiters and adorned them.
Leviticus 6:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the earthen vessel, in whichsoever it shall have been sodden, shall be broken; and if it shall have been sodden in a brazen vessel, he shall scour it and wash it with water.
Numbers 31:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Beside the gold, and the silver, and the brass, and the iron, and lead, and tin,
Deuteronomy 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
a land on which thou shalt not eat thy bread with poverty, and thou shalt not want anything upon it; a land whose stones are iron, and out of its mountains thou shalt dig brass.
Deuteronomy 33:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
His sandal shall be iron and brass; As thy days, so shall be thy strength.
Joshua 6:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the silver, or gold, or brass, or iron, shall be holy to the Lord; it shall be carried into the treasury of the Lord.
Joshua 6:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the city was burned with fire with all things that were in it; only of the silver, and gold, and brass, and iron, they gave to be brought into the treasury of the Lord.
2 Kingdoms 8:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King David took from Betah, and from the choice cities of Hadadezer, very much brass: with that Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the lavers, and all the furniture.
4 Kingdoms 25:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Chaldeans broke to pieces the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, and carried their brass to Babylon.
1 Chronicles 18:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David took out of Tibhath, and out of the chief cities of Hadadezer very much brass: of this Solomon made the brazen sea, and the pillars, and the brazen vessels.
1 Chronicles 22:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David prepared much iron for the nails of the doors and the gates; the hinges also and brass in abundance, there was no weighing of it.
1 Chronicles 22:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And, behold, I according to my poverty have prepared for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, and a million talents of silver, and brass and iron without measure; for it is abundant; and I have prepared timber and stones; and do thou add to these.
1 Chronicles 29:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have prepared according to all my might for the house of my God gold, silver, brass, iron, wood, onyx stones, and costly and variegated stones for setting, and every precious stone, and much parian marble.
Job 28:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For iron comes out of the earth, And brass is hewn out like stone.
Job 41:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For he considers iron as chaff, And brass as rotten wood.
Isaiah 60:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And for brass I will bring thee gold, and for iron I will bring thee silver, and instead of wood I will bring thee brass, and instead of stones, iron; and I will make thy princes peaceable, and thine overseers righteous.
Jeremiah 6:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They are all disobedient, walking perversely: they are brass and iron; they are all corrupted.
Jeremiah 52:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Chaldeans broke in pieces the brazen pillars that were in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that was in the house of the Lord, and they took the brass thereof, and carried it away to Babylon.
Lamentations 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He has built against me, and I cannot come forth: He has made my brazen chain heavy.
Ezekiel 1:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their legs were straight; and their feet were winged, and there were sparks, like gleaming brass, and their wings were light.
Ezekiel 16:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, Because thou hast poured forth thy money, therefore thy shame shall be discovered in thy harlotry with thy lovers, and with regard to all the imaginations of thine iniquities, and for the blood of thy children which thou hast given to them.
Ezekiel 22:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As silver, and brass, and iron, and tin, and lead, are gathered into the midst of the furnace, to blow fire into it, that they may be melted: so will I take you in my wrath, and I will gather and melt you.
Ezekiel 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and that it may stand upon the coals, that her brass may be thoroughly heated, and be melted in the midst of her filthiness, and her scum may be consumed,
Daniel 2:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Then once for all the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold, were ground to powder, and became as chaff from the summer threshing floor; and the violence of the wind carried them away, and no place was found for them: and the stone which had smitten the image became a great mountain, and filled all the earth.
Daniel 2:39 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou art the head of gold. And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and a third kingdom which is the brass, which shall have dominion over all the earth;
Daniel 2:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereas thou sawest that a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it beat to pieces the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold; the great God has made known to the king what must happen hereafter: and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Matthew 10:9 New Testament, KJV
Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses,
Mark 6:8 New Testament, KJV
And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
Mark 12:41 New Testament, KJV
And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.
1 Corinthians 13:1 New Testament, KJV
Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
Revelation 18:12 New Testament, KJV
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
Wisdom of Sirach 12:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Never trust thine enemy: For like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:34 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to recompense it: they can neither set up a king, nor put him down.
Daniel 1:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And the chief of the eunuchs gave them names: to Daniel, Belteshazzar; and to Hananiah, Shadrach; and to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
Book 152 1:7 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5475, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Joshua 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
1 Corinthians 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 152 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5475 FAQ

What does chalkos (χαλκός) mean?

Chalkos (Strong's G5475) is a Greek word most simply glossed "brass". chalkos (khal-kos') n. 1. copper (the substance, or some implement or coin made of it) [perhaps from G5465 through the idea of hollowing out as a vessel (this metal being chiefly used for that purpose)]

How many times is chalkos (χαλκός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 41 linked usages for Strong's G5475 across 23 books.

Where can I study chalkos (χαλκός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5475 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate chalkos (χαλκός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as brass, iron, gold, silver, lord, and brazen. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5475 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 32 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5475, with linked reader references where each row is available.