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Μὴ κτήσησθε χρυσόν, μηδὲ ἄργυρον, μηδὲ χαλκὸν εἰς τὰς ζώνας ὑμῶν,
RBT Greek Interlinear:
Strongs 3361  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus

Μὴ
Not
Adv
Strongs 2932  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
ktēsēsthe
κτήσησθε
take along
V-ASM-2P
Strongs 5557  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
chryson
χρυσὸν
gold
N-AMS
Strongs 3366  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
mēde
μηδὲ
nor
Conj
Strongs 696  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
argyron
ἄργυρον
silver
N-AMS
Strongs 3366  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
mēde
μηδὲ
nor
Conj
Strongs 5475  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
chalkon
χαλκὸν
money
N-AMS
Strongs 1519  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
eis
εἰς
into
Prep
Strongs 3588  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
tas
τὰς
the
Art-AFP
Strongs 2223  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
zōnas
ζώνας
womens girdles
N-AFP
Strongs 4771  [list]
Λογεῖον
Perseus
hymōn
ὑμῶν
of yourselves
PPro-G2P
RBT Hebrew Literal:
Don't Play That Game
Don't win mastery over gold nor silver nor bronze into the Women's-Girdles of yourselves,24b
Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
Provide not gold, nor silver, nor brass in your purses;
LITV Translation:
Do not provide gold, nor silver, nor copper in your belts,
ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

24b

To Have and To Hold....

The Greek κτάομαι is not specifically or primarily associated with money. It is associated with property, livestock, slaves, and brides....

  • To become the owner of, get, gain, acquire : κτήμασι, τὰ γέρων ἐκτήσατο Πηλεύς Il. 9.400.

    In reference to slaves : οἰκήων, οὓς κτήσατʼ Ὀδυσσεύς Od. 14.4. Cf. Od. 14.450.

    To found and stock (a house) : ἐμοὶ ἐκτήσατο κεῖνος [οἶκον τόν δε] Od. 20.265.

    To win (a bride) Od. 24.193.

In pf., to possess, hold, have : ὅσα φασὶν Ἴλιον ἐκτῆσθαι Il. 9.402.

"Acts 1:18; τό ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος ἐν ἁγιασμῷ καί τιμή, to procure for himself his own vessel (i. e. for the satisfaction of the sexual passion; see σκεῦος, 1) in sanctification and honor, i. e. to marry a wife (opposed to the use of a harlot; the words ἐν ἁγιασμῷ καί τιμή are added to express completely the idea of marrying in contrast with the baseness of procuring a harlot as his 'vessel'; cf. κτᾶσθαι γυναῖκα, of marrying a wife, Ruth 4:10"

(Thayers Greek Lexicon, emp. add.)