Original Word: κερματιστής, οῦ, ὁ
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: kermatistés
Phonetic Spelling: (ker-mat-is-tace')
Short Definition: a money-changer
Definition: properly: a changer of large into smaller coins, a money-changer.STRONGS NT 2773: κερματιστής

κερματιστής, κερματιστου ὁ (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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