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In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe items made from these metals, which were common in the ancient world for their durability and utility.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, bronze and copper were widely used for making various household items, including cooking pots, utensils, and other vessels. These metals were valued for their strength and resistance to corrosion. The use of bronze and copper vessels was prevalent in both domestic and religious settings, often symbolizing wealth and craftsmanship.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/5475.htm">chalkos</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a brazen (i.e. of copper, bronze, brass) vessel<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>copper pots (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5473: χαλκίον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">χαλκίον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">χαλκιου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (<span class="greek2">χαλκός</span>), <span class="accented">a (copper or) brazen vessel</span>: <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-4.htm">Mark 7:4</a>. ((<span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, oec. 8, 19; (others).)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a bronze vessel<p>Diminutive from <a href="/greek/5475.htm">chalkos</a>; a copper dish -- brazen vessel. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5475.htm">chalkos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>χαλκιων χαλκίων chalkion chalkiōn chalkíon chalkíōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/7-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ξεστῶν καὶ <b>χαλκίων</b> καὶ κλινῶν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of cups and pitchers <span class="itali">and copper pots.)</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> pots, <span class="itali">brasen vessels,</span> and of tables.<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> vessels and <span class="itali">utensils</span> and tables<p><b><a href="/greek/5473.htm">Strong's Greek 5473</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5473.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/chalkio_n_5473.htm">χαλκίων — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5472.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5472"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5472" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5474.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5474"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5474" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>