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2847 – κόκκινος (kokkinos)

scarlet


Type:
Adjective
Category:  Colours
Greek: κόκκινος (kokkinos)
Pronunciation: kok-kee-nos
Gematria: 266(20 + 70 + 20 + 20 + 10 + 50 + 70 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect)
Usage: 6 times in NA, 5 times in TR     

Description

  1. Crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (Pliny).
  2. Scarlet cloth or clothing.


Synonyms

κόκκινοςkokkinosG2847
(6 ggr)		scarlet
ἐρυθρόςeruthrosG2063
(2 ggr)		Red
*The bars show how many times the word is used in the New Testament.

Origin

From G2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect):

κόκκοςkokkosG2848grain

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into kokkinos :

כַּרְמִילkarmilH3758crimson
שָׁנִיshaniH8144scarlet
תּוֹלָעtólaH8438aworm
תּוֹלָעTólaH8439Tola

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
A-ASF-1
Adjective Adjective
acc. sing. neut. accusative singular Neutral
A-ASN-3
Adjective Adjective
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
A-GSN-2


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Usage in NT


1
1
4
Total    6

References (6 occurances in 6 verses)




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