Chrusos denotes gold as a valued material used for gifts, wealth, building, trade, and comparison.

The occurrences consistently denote gold as a valued material: it is offered among treasures, acquired or stored as wealth, used in building, listed as cargo, and invoked in comparisons involving images, temple oaths, and crown-like objects.

1. Valued material in possessions and comparison · dominant

   The noun occurs among materials and valuables: in 1 Corinthians 3:12 the APB renders a builder using “gold, silver, precious stones,” while Matthew 2:11 places it among gifts opened from treasures. In Matthew 10:9 it is something not to acquire for belts; James 5:3 speaks of stored wealth; Revelation 18:12 lists it as cargo; and Acts 17:29 compares the divine being with objects “like gold or silver or stone.”

   1 Corinthians 3:12Matthew 2:11Matthew 10:9James 5:3Revelation 18:12Acts 17:29

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly presents the term with “gold,” including lists of materials, gifts, wealth, cargo, and comparisons. These renderings confirm the verse-level context rather than establish a separate meaning in each setting.