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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 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 -

“Do not swear by your head, because you cannot make a single hair white or black.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 -

He was transfigured in front of them, and his face shone like the sun; his clothes became as white as the light.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 -

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 -

and his clothes became dazzling ​— ​extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 -

When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; they were alarmed.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 -

As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 -

“Don’t you say, ‘There are still four more months, and then comes the harvest’? Listen to what I’m telling you: Open[fn] your eyes and look at the fields, because they are ready[fn] for harvest.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 -

She saw two angels in white sitting where Jesus’s body had been lying, one at the head and the other at the feet.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10 -

While he was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 -

The hair of his head was white as wool ​— ​white as snow ​— ​and his eyes like a fiery flame.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 -

“Let anyone who has ears to hear listen to what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who conquers, I will give some of the hidden manna.[fn] I will also give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name is inscribed that no one knows except the one who receives it.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 -

“But you have a few people[fn] in Sardis who have not defiled[fn] their clothes, and they will walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 -

“In the same way, the one who conquers will be dressed in white clothes, and I will never erase his name from the book of life but will acknowledge his name before my Father and before his angels.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 -

“I advise you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so that you may be rich, white clothes so that you may be dressed and your shameful nakedness not be exposed, and ointment to spread on your eyes so that you may see.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 -

Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white clothes, with golden crowns on their heads.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 -

I looked, and there was a white horse. Its rider held a bow; a crown was given to him, and he went out as a conqueror in order to conquer.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 -

So they were each given a white robe, and they were told to rest a little while longer until the number would be completed of their fellow servants and their brothers and sisters, who were going to be killed just as they had been.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 -

After this I looked, and there was a vast multitude from every nation, tribe, people, and language, which no one could number, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes with palm branches in their hands.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 -

Then one of the elders asked me, “Who are these people in white robes, and where did they come from? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 -

Then I looked, and there was a white cloud, and one like the Son of Man[fn] was seated on the cloud, with a golden crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 -

Then I saw heaven opened, and there was a white horse. Its rider is called Faithful and True, and with justice he judges and makes war.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 -

The armies that were in heaven followed him on white horses, wearing pure white linen.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 -

Then I saw a great white throne and one seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from his presence, and no place was found for them.

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