copper/bronze/coin
Chalkos denotes copper as wealth or cargo, and as a resonant metal in a comparison about speech without love.
The term most often identifies copper in settings of money, personal provision, or commercial goods; it also names a resonant metal in a comparison concerning speech without love.
Senses in use
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Copper among money, provisions, and cargo · dominant
In Mark 12:41, the accusative singular occurs in the action of people throwing it toward the treasury; the APB renders the clause with “copper.” In Mark 6:8 and Matthew 10:9, the same accusative form is excluded from what is carried or acquired for belts, alongside gold and silver; Revelation 18:12 has the genitive singular within a cargo list of valuable materials, where the APB includes “copper.”
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Resonant metal in a comparison · rare
In 1 Corinthians 13:1, the nominative singular stands in the comparison made when speech lacks love; the APB renders the phrase “resounding copper or a wailing cymbal.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “copper” throughout the supplied verses, including “resounding copper” in 1 Corinthians 13:1. These renderings confirm the verse-level contexts rather than fixing every nuance of the term.