Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• 𐀓𐀬𐀰 ‎(ku-ru-so) (Mycenaean)

Noun

χρῡσός • ‎(khrūsós) m ‎(genitive χρῡσοῦ); second declension

1. gold (substance)
2. (poetic) something dear or precious
3. a gold coin

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• English: chrysalis, chrysanthemum
• Latin: chrȳsos

References

• χρυσός in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• χρυσός in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• χρυσός in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• «χρυσός» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• χρυσός in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
• “G5557”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English-Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
  • gold idem, page 365.
  • money idem, page 539.
  • trinket idem, page 895.
• BDAG

Greek

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek χρυσός ‎(khrusós, “gold”) (already Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀬𐀰 ‎(ku-ru-so)), Semitic loan, compare with Hebrew [script needed] ‎(hārús), Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 ‎(ḫurāṣu [KUG.SIG₁₇]).^[1]

Noun

χρυσός • ‎(chrysós) m ‎(plural χρυσοί)

1. (chemistry) gold (metal element)
2. (synecdoche) money, currency, cash
3. (figuratively) wealth, riches

Declension

Synonyms

• χρυσάφι n ‎(chrysáfi)
• μάλαμα n ‎(málama)

Related terms

• Κροίσος m ‎(Kroísos, “Croesus, king of ancient Lydia”)

Derived terms

• κοκκινοχρυσός ‎(kokkinochrysós, “titian, bright auburn”)
• ό,τι λάμπει δεν είναι χρυσός ‎(ó,ti lámpei den eínai chrysós, “all that glitters is not gold”)
• χρυσοχόος m, f ‎(chrysochóos, “goldsmith”)

Coordinate terms

• Appendix:Greek names for chemical elements

External links

• χρυσός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

Etymology 2

From Byzantine Greek χρυσός ‎(khrusós), from Ancient Greek χρυσοῦς ‎(khrusoûs), from Ancient Greek χρύσεος ‎(khrúseos, “goldon”).^[1]

Adjective

χρυσός • ‎(chrysós) m ‎(feminine χρυσή, neuter χρυσό)

1. golden, gold
2. (figuratively) handsome, lovely
3. (figuratively) good-hearted
4. (figuratively) dear, lovable

Declension

Derived terms

• χρυσό n ‎(chrysó, “gold (medal)”)

References

1. 1 2 Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας [Modern Greek Dictionary], 3rd edition, Athens: Lexicology Centre