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Lexicon :: Strong's G3022 - leukos

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λευκός
Transliteration
leukos (Key)
Pronunciation
lyoo-kos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From luke ("light")
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:241,530

Strong’s Definitions

λευκός leukós, lyoo-kos'; from λύκη lýkē ("light"); white:—white.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G3022 in the following manner: white (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G3022 in the following manner: white (25x).

  1. light, bright, brilliant

    1. brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white

      1. of the garments of angels, and of those exalted to the splendour of the heavenly state

      2. shining or white garments worn on festive or state occasions

      3. of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of the soul

    2. dead white

      1. of the whitening colour of ripening grain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λευκός leukós, lyoo-kos'; from λύκη lýkē ("light"); white:—white.
STRONGS G3022:
λευκός, λευκή, λευκόν (λεύσσω to see, behold, look at; akin to Latinluceo, German leuchten; cf. Curtius, p. 113 and § 87; (Vanicek, p. 817)), the Sept. for לָבָן:
1. light, bright, brilliant: τά ἱμάτια... λευκά ὡς τό φῶς, Matthew 17:2; especially bright or brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white: spoken of the garments of angels, and of those exalted to the splendor of the heavenly state, Mark 16:5; Luke 9:29; Acts 1:10; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 7:9, 13; Revelation 19:14 (shining or white garments were worn on festive and state occasions, Ecclesiastes 9:8; cf. Heindorf on Horace sat. 2, 2, 61); with ὡσεί or ὡς ὁ χιών added: Mark 9:3 R L; Matthew 28:3 (ἵπποι λευκοτεροι χιόνος, Homer, Iliad 10, 437); ἐν λευκοῖς namely, ἱματίοις (added in Revelation 3:5; Revelation 4:4), John 20:12; Revelation 3:4; cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (550); (Buttmann, 82 (72)); used of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of soul, Revelation 3:18; of the heavenly throne, Revelation 20:11.
2. (dead) white: Matthew 5:36 (opposed to μέλας); Revelation 1:14; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:2; Revelation 14:14; Revelation 19:11; spoken of the whitening color of ripening grain, John 4:35.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
9:8
Matthew
5:36; 17:2; 28:3
Mark
9:3; 16:5
Luke
9:29
John
4:35; 20:12
Acts
1:10
Revelation
1:14; 2:17; 3:4; 3:5; 3:5; 3:18; 4:4; 4:4; 4:4; 6:2; 6:11; 7:9; 7:13; 14:14; 19:11; 19:14; 20:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3022 matches the Greek λευκός (leukos),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - “Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you are not able to make a single hair white or black.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - And His appearance changed dramatically in their presence; and His face shone [with heavenly glory, clear and bright] like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - The angel’s appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - and His clothes became radiant and dazzling, intensely white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - Entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right, wearing a [long, stately] white robe; and they were amazed and bewildered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - As He was praying, the appearance of His face became different [actually transformed], and His clothing became white and flashing with the brilliance of lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - “Do you not say, ‘It is still four months until the harvest comes?’ Look, I say to you, raise your eyes and look at the fields and see, they are white for harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - and she saw two angels in white sitting there, one at the head and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10 - While they were looking intently into the sky as He was going, two men in white clothing suddenly stood beside them,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - His head and His hair were white like white wool, [glistening white] like snow; and His [all-seeing] eyes were [flashing] like a flame of fire [piercing into my being].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - ‘He who has an ear, let him hear and heed what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], to him I will give [the privilege of eating] some of the [fn]hidden manna, and I will give him a [fn]white stone with a new name engraved on the stone which no one knows except the one who receives it.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - ‘But you [still] have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes [that is, contaminated their character and personal integrity with sin]; and they will walk with Me [dressed] in white, because they are worthy (righteous).

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - ‘He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God] will accordingly be dressed in white clothing; and I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, and I will confess and openly acknowledge his name before My Father and before His angels [saying that he is one of Mine].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - I counsel you to buy from Me gold that has been heated red hot and refined by fire so that you may become truly rich; and white clothes [representing righteousness] to clothe yourself so that the shame of your nakedness will not be seen; and healing salve to put on your eyes so that you may see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - Twenty-four [other] thrones surrounded the throne; and seated on these thrones were [fn]twenty-four elders dressed in white clothing, with crowns of gold on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - I looked, and behold, a [fn]white horse [of victory] whose rider carried a [fn]bow; and a crown [of victory] was given to him, and he rode forth conquering and to conquer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - Then they were each given a white robe; and they were told to rest and wait quietly for a little while longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters who were to be killed even as they had been, would be completed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 -

After these things I looked, and this is what I saw: a vast multitude which no one could count, [gathered] from every nation and from all the tribes and peoples and languages [of the earth], standing before the throne and before the Lamb (Christ), dressed in white robes, with [fn]palm branches in their hands;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 -

Then one of the elders responded, saying to me, “These who are dressed in the long white robes—who are they, and from where did they come?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 -

Again I looked, and this is what I saw: a white cloud, and sitting on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a crown of gold on His head and a sharp sickle [of swift judgment] in His hand.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 -

And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who was riding it is called Faithful and True (trustworthy, loyal, incorruptible, steady), and in righteousness He judges and wages war [on the rebellious nations].

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 - And the armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, [dazzling] white and clean, followed Him on white horses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 -

And I saw a great white throne and Him who was seated upon it, from whose presence earth and heaven fled away, and no place was found for them [for this heaven and earth are passing away].

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