ἀργύριον, -ου, τό
(ἄργυρος), [in LXX for כֶּסֶף (Gen.13:2, al.), exc. La 4:1 (כֶּתֶם) ;]
prop., a piece of silver (Lft., Notes, 191); in NT,
__(a) silver: Act.3:6 7:16 19:19 20:33, 1Co.3:12, 1Pe.1:18;
__(b) money: Mat.25:18, 27, Mrk.14:11, Luk.9:3 19:15, 23 22:5, Act.8:20;
__(with) a silver coin: p1., Mat.26:15 27:3-6, 9 28:12, 15, where the value is that of a shekel or tetradrachm; ἀργυρίου μυριάδες πέντε (prob. drachmas; MM, see word), Act.19:19.†
(AS)