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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 - “blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ 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 woven linen, and blue, purple, and scarlet thread; with artistic designs of cherubim you shall weave them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - “You shall make a veil woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen. It shall be woven with an artistic design of cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 - “You shall make a screen for the door of the tabernacle, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:9 - “You shall also make the court of the tabernacle. For the south side there shall be hangings for the court made of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long for one side.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - “For the gate of the court there shall be a screen twenty cubits long, woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver. It shall have four pillars and four sockets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 27:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:18 - “The length of the court shall be one hundred cubits, the width fifty throughout, and the height five cubits, made of fine woven linen, and its sockets of bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - “They shall take the gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:6 - “and they shall make the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, artistically worked.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - “And the intricately woven band of the ephod, which is on it, shall be of the same workmanship, made of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - “You shall make the breastplate of judgment. Artistically woven according to the workmanship of the ephod you shall make it: of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, you shall make it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - “And upon its hem you shall make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, all around 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 - “You shall skillfully weave the tunic of fine linen thread, you shall make the turban of fine linen, and you shall make the sash of woven work.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - “to design artistic works, to work in gold, in silver, in bronze,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - ‘blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:23 - And every man, with whom was found blue, purple, and scarlet thread, fine linen, and goats’ hair, red skins of rams, and badger skins, brought them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - “He has filled them with skill to do all manner of work of the engraver and the designer and the tapestry maker, in blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine linen, and of the weaver—those who do every work and those who design artistic works.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - And he made a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen; it was worked with an artistic design of cherubim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - He also made a screen for the tabernacle door, of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and fine woven linen, made by a weaver,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:9 - Then he made the court on the south side; the hangings of the court were of fine woven linen, one hundred cubits long.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:16

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - The screen for the gate of the court was woven of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen. The length was twenty cubits, and the height along its width was five cubits, corresponding to the hangings of the court.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - And with him was Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, an engraver and designer, a weaver of blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 - He made the ephod of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - And they beat the gold into thin sheets and cut it into threads, to work it in with the blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and the fine linen, into artistic designs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - And the intricately woven band of his ephod that was on it was of the same workmanship, woven of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen, 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 breastplate, artistically woven like the workmanship of the ephod, of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread, and of fine woven linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - They made on the hem of the robe pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet, and of fine woven linen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:28

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:28 - a turban of fine linen, exquisite hats of fine linen, short trousers of fine woven linen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - and a sash of fine woven linen with blue, purple, and scarlet thread, made by a weaver, 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 woman of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a man of Tyre), skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, purple and blue, fine linen and crimson, and to make any engraving and to accomplish any plan which may be given to him, with your skillful men and with the skillful men of my lord David your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - And he made the veil of blue, purple, crimson, and fine linen, and wove cherubim into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:22 - She makes tapestry for herself;
Her clothing is fine linen and purple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:23 - and the mirrors;
The fine linen, the turbans, and the robes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:9 - Moreover those who work in fine flax
And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 16:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:10 - “I clothed you in embroidered cloth and gave you sandals of badger skin; I clothed you with fine linen and covered you with silk.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 27:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 27:7 - Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was what you spread for your sail;
Blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah was what covered you.
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