Greek word · G5470

χάλκεος

chalkeos

bronze

Appears once in the Greek New Testament. · Updated October 23, 2026

What it means

χάλκεος, -έα, -εον (-οῦς, -ῆ, -οῦν)

(χαλκός), [in LXX chiefly for נְחֹשֶׁת ;]

brazen (i.e. of copper): Revelation 9:20.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

Revelation · 1

Revelation 9:20 χαλκᾶ bronze

Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.

Here: Bronze (an alloy of copper; the KJV says 'brass'). Bronze was the usual metal for cast statues.

Word data: STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0), main text only.