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Lexicon :: Strong's G1040 - byssos

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βύσσος
Transliteration
byssos (Key)
Pronunciation
boos'-sos
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Hebrew origin בּוּץ (H948)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
40x in 4 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

βύσσος býssos, boos'-sos; of Hebrew origin (H948); white linen:—fine linen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1040 in the following manner: fine linen (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1040 in the following manner: fine linen (2x).

  1. byssus, a species of Egyptian flax

  2. linen made from byssus, very costly, delicate, soft, white and also of a yellow colour

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
βύσσος býssos, boos'-sos; of Hebrew origin (H948); white linen:—fine linen.
STRONGS G1040:
βύσσος, -ου, ἡ, [Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word], byssus, a species of Egyptian flax (found also in India and Achaia) — or linen made from it — very costly, delicate, soft, white, and also of a yellow color (see respecting it Pollux, onomast. 50:7 c. 17 § 75): Luke 16:19; Revelation 18:12 Rec. (In Sept. generally for שֵׁשׁ, also בּוּץ, cf. 1 Chronicles 15:27; 2 Chronicles 5:12; cf. Winers RWB under the word Baumwolle; [BB. DD., see under the words, Byssus and Linen]. Josephus, Antiquities 3, 6, 1f; 3, 7, 2; Philostratus vit. Apoll. 2, 20 [p. 71, Olear. edition]; on the flax of Achaia growing about Elis, cf. Pausanias 5, 5, 2; 7, 21, 7.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

1 Chronicles
15:27
2 Chronicles
5:12
Luke
16:19
Revelation
18:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1040 matches the Greek βύσσος (byssos),
which occurs 40 times in 38 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goat hair,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 -

“Moreover, you shall make the tabernacle with ten curtains of fine twisted linen and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material; you shall make them with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 -

“You shall also make a veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; it shall be made with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 -

“You shall also make a curtain for the doorway of the tent of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:9

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“Now you shall make the courtyard of the [fn]tabernacle. [fn]On the south side there shall be hangings for the courtyard of fine twisted linen, a [fn]hundred cubits long for one side;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - “And for the gate of the courtyard there shall be a curtain of [fn]twenty cubits, of [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver, with their four pillars and their four bases.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:18 - “The length of the courtyard shall be a [fn]hundred cubits, and the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits of fine twisted linen, and their bases of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - “They shall take the gold, the [fn]violet, the purple, the scarlet material, and the fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 -

“They shall also make the ephod of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of the skilled embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - “The skillfully woven band of its overlay, which is on it, shall be like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold, of violet and purple and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 -

“You shall make a [fn]breastpiece of judgment, the work of a skilled embroiderer; like the work of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen you shall make it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - “You shall make on its hem pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet material all around on its hem, and bells of gold between them all around:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:39

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:39 -

“And you shall weave the tunic of checkered work of fine linen, and shall make a turban of fine linen, and you shall make a sash, the work of a [fn]weaver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - to create [fn]artistic designs for work in gold, in silver, and in [fn]bronze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - and [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material, fine linen, goats’ hair,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 - Everyone [fn]who was in possession of violet, purple, or scarlet material or fine linen or goats’ hair, or rams’ skins [fn]dyed red or fine leather, brought them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - And all the [fn]skilled women spun with their hands, and brought what they had spun, in violet, purple, and scarlet material, and in fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - “He has filled them with [fn]skill to perform every work of an engraver, of a designer, and of an embroiderer, in violet, purple, and in scarlet material, and in fine linen, and of a weaver, as performers of every work and makers of designs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 -

Moreover, he made the veil of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen; he made it with cherubim, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - He also made a curtain for the doorway of the tent, of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, the work of a [fn]weaver;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:9 -

Then he made the courtyard: [fn]for the south side the hangings of the courtyard were of fine twisted linen, a hundred cubits;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:16 - All the hangings of the courtyard all around were of fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - Now the curtain of the gate of the courtyard was the work of the [fn]weaver, of [fn]violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen. And the length was twenty cubits and the [fn]height was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the courtyard.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - With him was Oholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and a skilled embroiderer, and a [fn]weaver in violet, in purple, and in scarlet material, and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 -

He made the ephod of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - Then they hammered out gold sheets and cut them into threads [fn]to be woven in with the violet, the purple, and the scarlet material, and the fine linen, the work of a skilled embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - And the skillfully woven band of its overlay which was on it was like its workmanship, [fn]of the same material: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material, and fine twisted linen, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 -

And he made the breastpiece, the work of a skilled embroiderer, like the workmanship of the ephod: of gold and of violet, purple, and scarlet material and fine twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - And they made pomegranates of violet, purple, and scarlet material and twisted linen on the hem of the robe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:28 - and the turban of fine linen, and the decorated [fn]caps of fine linen, and the linen undergarments of fine twisted linen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - and the sash of fine twisted linen, and violet, purple, and scarlet material, the work of the [fn]weaver, just as the LORD had commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - the son of a [fn]Danite woman and [fn]a Tyrian father, who knows how to work in gold, silver, bronze, iron, stone, and wood, and in purple, violet, linen, and crimson fabrics, and who knows how to make all kinds of engravings and to [fn]execute any design which is assigned to him, to work with your skilled workers and with [fn]those of my lord, your father David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - He made the veil of violet, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and he worked cherubim into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:22 -

She makes coverings for herself;

Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:23 - papyrus garments, undergarments, headbands, and veils.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 -

Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax

And the weavers of white cloth will be [fn]utterly dejected.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:10 - “I also clothed you with colorfully woven cloth and put sandals of [fn]fine leather on your feet; and I wrapped you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 -

“Your sail was of colorfully embroidered linen from Egypt

So that it became your flag;

Your [fn]awning was violet and purple from the coastlands of Elishah.

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