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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")
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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 TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not 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: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was 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 raiment white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - And seeth two angels in white, sitting, the 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 towards 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 his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith to the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the hidden manna, and will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no man knoweth, he excepted, that receiveth it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness may not appear; and anoint thy eyes with eye-salve, that thou mayest see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - And around the throne were four and twenty seats; and upon the seats I saw four and twenty elders sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had on their heads crowns of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - And I saw, and behold, a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given to him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - And white robes were given to every one of them; and it was said to them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow-servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After this I beheld, and lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and languages, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 - And one of the elders answered, saying to me, Who are these that are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 - And I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sat 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 - And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 - And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne, and him that 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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