κόκκινος,
κοκκινη,
κόκκινον (from
κόκκος a kernel, the grain or berry of the ilex coccifera; these berries are the clusters of eggs of a female insect, the kermes ((cf. English
carmine, crimson)), and when collected and pulverized produce a red which was used in dyeing,
Pliny, h. n. 9, 41, 65; 16, 8, 12; 24, 4),
crimson, scarlet-colored:
Matthew 27:28;
Hebrews 9:19;
Revelation 17:3. neuter as a substantive equivalent to
scarlet cloth or clothing:
Revelation 17:4;
Revelation 18:12, 16 (
Genesis 38:28;
Exodus 25:4;
Leviticus 14:4, 6;
Joshua 2:18;
2 Samuel 1:24;
2 Chronicles 2:7, 14;
Plutarch, Fab. 15;
φόρειν κόκκινα, scarlet robes,
Epictetus diss. 4, 11, 34;
ἐν κοκκινοις περιπατεῖν, 3, 22, 10). Cf.
Winers RWB under the word Carmesin; Roskoff in
Schenkel i., p. 501f; Kamphausen in
Riehm, p. 220; (
B. D. under the word Colors, II. 3).
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
- Genesis
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38:28
- Exodus
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25:4
- Leviticus
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14:4; 14:6
- Joshua
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2:18
- 2 Samuel
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1:24
- 2 Chronicles
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2:7; 2:14
- Matthew
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27:28
- Hebrews
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9:19
- Revelation
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17:3; 17:4; 18:12; 18:16
