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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 5 times in 5 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 13:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - “If in his sight the scale has remained, however, and black hair has grown in it, the scale has healed, he is clean; and the priest shall pronounce him clean.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:5 - “[fn]I am black but lovely,
O daughters of Jerusalem,
Like the tents of Kedar,
Like the curtains of Solomon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:11 - “His head is like gold, pure gold;
His locks are like clusters of dates
And black as a raven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:2 - With the first chariot were red horses, with the second chariot black horses,

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 6:6

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:6 - with one of which the black horses are going forth to the north country; and the white ones go forth after them, while the dappled ones go forth to the south country.
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