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Lexicon :: Strong's G2847 - kokkinos

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κόκκινος
Transliteration
kokkinos (Key)
Pronunciation
kok'-kee-nos
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From κόκκος (G2848) (from the kernel-shape of the insect)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:812,450

Strong’s Definitions

κόκκινος kókkinos, kok'-kee-nos; from G2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect); crimson-colored:—scarlet (colour, coloured).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's G2847 in the following manner: scarlet (4x), scarlet colour (1x), scarlet coloured (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's G2847 in the following manner: scarlet (4x), scarlet colour (1x), scarlet coloured (1x).

  1. crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (Pliny)

  2. scarlet cloth or clothing

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κόκκινος kókkinos, kok'-kee-nos; from G2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect); crimson-colored:—scarlet (colour, coloured).
STRONGS G2847:
κόκκινος, κοκκινη, κόκκινον (from κόκκος a kernel, the grain or berry of the ilex coccifera; these berries are the clusters of eggs of a female insect, the kermes ((cf. English carmine, crimson)), and when collected and pulverized produce a red which was used in dyeing, Pliny, h. n. 9, 41, 65; 16, 8, 12; 24, 4), crimson, scarlet-colored: Matthew 27:28; Hebrews 9:19; Revelation 17:3. neuter as a substantive equivalent to scarlet cloth or clothing: Revelation 17:4; Revelation 18:12, 16 (Genesis 38:28; Exodus 25:4; Leviticus 14:4, 6; Joshua 2:18; 2 Samuel 1:24; 2 Chronicles 2:7, 14; Plutarch, Fab. 15; φόρειν κόκκινα, scarlet robes, Epictetus diss. 4, 11, 34; ἐν κοκκινοις περιπατεῖν, 3, 22, 10). Cf. Winers RWB under the word Carmesin; Roskoff in Schenkel i., p. 501f; Kamphausen in Riehm, p. 220; (B. D. under the word Colors, II. 3).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
38:28
Exodus
25:4
Leviticus
14:4; 14:6
Joshua
2:18
2 Samuel
1:24
2 Chronicles
2:7; 2:14
Matthew
27:28
Hebrews
9:19
Revelation
17:3; 17:4; 18:12; 18:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2847 matches the Greek κόκκινος (kokkinos),
which occurs 43 times in 43 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:28

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:28 - As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:30

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:30 - Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:4 - blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:1 - “Make the tabernacle with ten curtains of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, with cherubim woven into them by a skilled worker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:31 - “Make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 26:36 - “For the entrance to the tent make a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 27:16 - “For the entrance to the courtyard, provide a curtain twenty cubits[fn] long, of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer—with four posts and four bases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:5 - Have them use gold, and blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:8 - Its skillfully woven waistband is to be like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:15 - “Fashion a breastpiece for making decisions—the work of skilled hands. Make it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:33 - Make pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn around the hem of the robe, with gold bells between them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 31:4 - to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver and bronze,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:6 - blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen; goat hair;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:25 - Every skilled woman spun with her hands and brought what she had spun—blue, purple or scarlet yarn or fine linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:35 - He has filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as engravers, designers, embroiderers in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen, and weavers—all of them skilled workers and designers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:35 - They made the curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen, with cherubim woven into it by a skilled worker.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 36:37 - For the entrance to the tent they made a curtain of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:18 - The curtain for the entrance to the courtyard was made of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen—the work of an embroiderer. It was twenty cubits[fn] long and, like the curtains of the courtyard, five cubits[fn] high,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 38:23 - with him was Oholiab son of Ahisamak, of the tribe of Dan—an engraver and designer, and an embroiderer in blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen.)

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:2 - They[fn] made the ephod of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:3 - They hammered out thin sheets of gold and cut strands to be worked into the blue, purple and scarlet yarn and fine linen—the work of skilled hands.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:5 - Its skillfully woven waistband was like it—of one piece with the ephod and made with gold, and with blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and with finely twisted linen, as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:8 - They fashioned the breastpiece—the work of a skilled craftsman. They made it like the ephod: of gold, and of blue, purple and scarlet yarn, and of finely twisted linen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:24 - They made pomegranates of blue, purple and scarlet yarn and finely twisted linen around the hem of the robe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:29 - The sash was made of finely twisted linen and blue, purple and scarlet yarn—the work of an embroiderer—as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:32

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:32 - So all the work on the tabernacle, the tent of meeting, was completed. The Israelites did everything just as the LORD commanded Moses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:4 - the priest shall order that two live clean birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop be brought for the person to be cleansed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - He is then to take the live bird and dip it, together with the cedar wood, the scarlet yarn and the hyssop, into the blood of the bird that was killed over the fresh water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:49 - To purify the house he is to take two birds and some cedar wood, scarlet yarn and hyssop.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - Then he is to take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn and the live bird, dip them into the blood of the dead bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:52 - He shall purify the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop and the scarlet yarn.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 4:8 - They are to spread a scarlet cloth over them, cover that with the durable leather and put the poles in place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:6 - The priest is to take some cedar wood, hyssop and scarlet wool and throw them onto the burning heifer.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:18 - unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 1:24 - “Daughters of Israel, weep for Saul, who clothed you in scarlet and finery, who adorned your garments with ornaments of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:7 - “Send me, therefore, a man skilled to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, and in purple, crimson and blue yarn, and experienced in the art of engraving, to work in Judah and Jerusalem with my skilled workers, whom my father David provided.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:14 - whose mother was from Dan and whose father was from Tyre. He is trained to work in gold and silver, bronze and iron, stone and wood, and with purple and blue and crimson yarn and fine linen. He is experienced in all kinds of engraving and can execute any design given to him. He will work with your skilled workers and with those of my lord, David your father.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 3:14 - He made the curtain of blue, purple and crimson yarn and fine linen, with cherubim worked into it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:3

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:3 - Your lips are like a scarlet ribbon; your mouth is lovely. Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:7 - Your temples behind your veil are like the halves of a pomegranate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:18 - “Come now, let us settle the matter,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 3:23 - and mirrors, and the linen garments and tiaras and shawls.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:30 - What are you doing, you devastated one? Why dress yourself in scarlet and put on jewels of gold? Why highlight your eyes with makeup? You adorn yourself in vain. Your lovers despise you; they want to kill you.
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