2773. kermatistés
Strong's Lexicon
kermatistés: Money changer

Original Word: κερματιστής
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: kermatistés
Pronunciation: ker-mat-is-TAYS
Phonetic Spelling: (ker-mat-is-tace')
Definition: Money changer
Meaning: properly: a changer of large into smaller coins, a money-changer.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from a derivation of kerma
Definition
a moneychanger
NASB Translation
money changers (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2773: κερματιστής

κερματιστής, κερματιστου (κερματίζω) (to cut into 'small pieces, to make small change)), a money-changer; money-broker: John 2:14. In the court of the Gentiles ((see ἱερόν, and Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 244f)) in the temple at Jerusalem were the seats of those who sold such animals for sacrifice as had been selected, examined, and approved, together with incense, oil, and other things needed in making offerings and in worship; and the magnitude of this traffic had introduced the banker's or broker's business; (cf. BB. DD. under the word ; especially Edersheim as above, p. 367ff). (Nicet. annal. 7, 2, p. 266, Bekker edition; Max. Tyr. diss. 2, p. 15, Markland edition.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
changer of money.

From a derivative of kerma; a handler of coins, i.e. Money-broker -- changer of money.

see GREEK kerma

Forms and Transliterations
κερματιστας κερματιστάς κερματιστὰς kermatistas kermatistàs
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Englishman's Concordance
John 2:14 N-AMP
GRK: καὶ τοὺς κερματιστὰς καθημένους
NAS: and doves, and the money changers seated
KJV: and the changers of money sitting:
INT: and the money-changers sitting

Strong's Greek 2773
1 Occurrence


κερματιστὰς — 1 Occ.















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