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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 - nor by thy head mayest thou swear, because thou art not able one hair to make 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 garments did become white as the light,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - and having entered into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right hand, arrayed in a long white robe, and they were amazed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white -- sparkling.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - do not say that it is yet four months, and the harvest cometh; lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and see the fields, that they are white unto harvest already.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - one at the head, and one at the feet, where the body of Jesus had been laid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10 - and as they were looking stedfastly to the heaven in his going on, then, lo, two men stood by them in white apparel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - and his head and hairs white, as if white wool -- as snow, and his eyes as a flame of fire;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - He who is having an ear -- let him hear what the Spirit saith to the assemblies: To him who is overcoming, I will give to him to eat from the hidden manna, and will give to him a white stone, and upon the stone a new name written, that no one knew except him who is receiving it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - He who is overcoming -- this one -- shall be arrayed in white garments, and I will not blot out his name from the scroll of the life, and I will confess his name before my Father, and before His messengers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - I counsel thee to buy from me gold fired by fire, that thou mayest be rich, and white garments that thou mayest be arrayed, and the shame of thy nakedness may not be manifest, and with eye-salve anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - And around the throne are thrones twenty and four, and upon the thrones I saw the twenty and four elders sitting, clothed in white garments, and they had upon their heads crowns of gold;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - and I saw, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is having a bow, and there was given to him a crown, and he went forth overcoming, and that he may overcome.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - and there was given to each one white robes, and it was said to them that they may rest themselves yet a little time, till may be fulfilled also their fellow-servants and their brethren, who are about to be killed -- even as they.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 - And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, 'These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 - And I saw, and lo, a white cloud, and upon the cloud one sitting like to a son of man, having upon 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 the heaven having been opened, and lo, a white horse, and he who is sitting upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness doth he judge and war,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 - And the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen -- white and pure;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne, and Him who is sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven did flee away, and place was not found for them;
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