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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.
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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 swear by your head, because you cannot make one hair white or black.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - And entering the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a long white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - As He prayed, the appearance of His face was altered, and His robe became white and glistening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - “Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already 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, one at the head and the other 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 - And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give some of the hidden manna to eat. And I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written which no one knows except him who receives it.” ’

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - “You[fn] have a few names even in Sardis who have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with Me in white, for they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - “He who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - “I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined in the fire, that you may be rich; and white garments, that you may be clothed, that the shame of your nakedness may not be revealed; and anoint your eyes with eye salve, that you may see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - Around the throne were twenty-four thrones, and on the thrones I saw twenty-four elders sitting, clothed in white robes; and they had crowns[fn] of gold on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - And I looked, and behold, a white horse. He who sat on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - Then a white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 - Then one of the elders answered, saying to me, “Who are these arrayed in white robes, and where did they come from?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 - Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown, and in His hand a sharp sickle.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 - Now I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse. And He who sat on him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and makes war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:14

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 - Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them.
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