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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.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 13:37 - But if the color of the scabby sore does not change and black hair has grown on it, it has healed. The priest will then pronounce the person ceremonially clean.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:5 - I am dark but beautiful,
O women of Jerusalem—
dark as the tents of Kedar,
dark as the curtains of Solomon’s tents.
Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:11 - His head is finest gold,
his wavy hair is black as a raven.
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:2 - The first chariot was pulled by red horses, the second by black horses,
Unchecked Copy BoxZec 6:6 - The chariot with black horses is going north, the chariot with white horses is going west,[fn] and the chariot with dappled-gray horses is going south.”
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