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Lexicon :: Strong's G3189 - melas

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μέλας
Transliteration
melas (Key)
Pronunciation
mel'-as
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
Apparently a root word
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:549,577

Strong’s Definitions

μέλας mélas, mel'-as; apparently a primary word; black:—black.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3189 in the following manner: black (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3189 in the following manner: black (3x).

  1. black

  2. black ink

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μέλας mélas, mel'-as; apparently a primary word; black:—black.
STRONGS G3189:
μέλας, μέλαινα, μέλαν, genitive μέλανος, μελαινης, μέλανος (from Homer down), the Sept. several times for שָׁחֹר, black: Revelation 6:5, 12; opposed to λευκός, Matthew 5:36. Neuter τό μέλαν, substantive black ink (Plato, Phaedr., p. 276 c.; Demosthenes, p. 313, 11; Plutarch, mor., p. 841 e.; others): 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 John 1:12; 3 John 1:13; (cf. Gardthausen, Palaeographie, Buch i. Kap. 4; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii., 270f; B. D. under the word , under the end.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:36
2 Corinthians
3:3
2 John
1:12
3 John
1:13
Revelation
6:5; 6:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3189 matches the Greek μέλας (melas),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

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

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You show that you are Christ’s letter, delivered[fn] by us, not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God ​— ​not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.[fn]

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Though I have many things to write to you, I don’t want to use paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come to you and talk face to face so that our joy may be complete.

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I have many things to write you, but I don’t want to write to you with pen and ink.

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When he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come! ” And I looked, and there was a black horse. Its rider held a set of scales in his hand.

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Then I saw him open[fn] the sixth seal. A violent earthquake occurred; the sun turned black like sackcloth made of hair; the entire moon[fn] became like blood;

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