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βύσσινος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
βύσσινος, η, ον
Greek transliteration: 
byssinos
Simplified transliteration: 
byssinos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
1039
GK Number: 
1115
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
a-1a(2a)
Gloss: 
made of fine linen, a product of the flax plant
Definition: 
made of fine linen, or fine cotton, Rev. 18:16; 18:8 (2x), 14*

Greek-English Concordance for βύσσινος

Revelation 18:12 cargo such as gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; fine linen (byssinou | βυσσίνου | gen sg neut), purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; all kinds of things made of citron wood, all kinds of articles made of ivory, and all kinds of articles made of costly wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
Revelation 18:16 They will lament, “Alas, alas, O great city, clothed in fine linen (byssinon | βύσσινον | acc sg neut), purple, and scarlet, glittering with gold, precious stones, and pearls!
Revelation 19:8 To her it has been granted to be clothed in fine linen (byssinon | βύσσινον | acc sg neut), bright and clean” — for the fine linen (byssinon | βύσσινον | nom sg neut) is the righteous acts of the saints.
Revelation 19:14 And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine (byssinon | βύσσινον | acc sg neut) linen (byssinon | βύσσινον | acc sg neut), white and clean, were following him on white horses.