Lexical Summary kollybistēs: a moneychanger Original Word: κολλυβιστήςTransliteration: kollybistēs Phonetic Spelling: (kol-loo-bis-tace') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a moneychanger Meaning: a moneychanger Strong's Concordance moneychanger. From a presumed derivative of kollubos (a small coin; probably akin to kollourion); a coin-dealer -- (money-)changer. see GREEK kollourion Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2855: κολλυβιστήςκολλυβιστής, κολλυβιστου, ὁ (from κόλλυβος equivalent to a. a small coin, cf. κολοβός clipped; b. rate of exchange, premium), a money-changer, banker: Matthew 21:12; Mark 11:15; John 2:15. Menander, Lysias, in Pollux 7, 33, 170; ὁ μέν κόλλυβος δόκιμον, τό δέ κολλυβιστής ἀδόκιμον, Phryn. ed. Lob., p. 440. Cf. what was said under κερματιστής. |
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