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Lexicon :: Strong's G3022 - leukos

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λευκός
Transliteration
leukos (Key)
Pronunciation
lyoo-kos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From luke ("light")
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:241,530

Strong’s Definitions

λευκός leukós, lyoo-kos'; from λύκη lýkē ("light"); white:—white.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G3022 in the following manner: white (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G3022 in the following manner: white (25x).

  1. light, bright, brilliant

    1. brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white

      1. of the garments of angels, and of those exalted to the splendour of the heavenly state

      2. shining or white garments worn on festive or state occasions

      3. of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of the soul

    2. dead white

      1. of the whitening colour of ripening grain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λευκός leukós, lyoo-kos'; from λύκη lýkē ("light"); white:—white.
STRONGS G3022:
λευκός, λευκή, λευκόν (λεύσσω to see, behold, look at; akin to Latinluceo, German leuchten; cf. Curtius, p. 113 and § 87; (Vanicek, p. 817)), the Sept. for לָבָן:
1. light, bright, brilliant: τά ἱμάτια... λευκά ὡς τό φῶς, Matthew 17:2; especially bright or brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white: spoken of the garments of angels, and of those exalted to the splendor of the heavenly state, Mark 16:5; Luke 9:29; Acts 1:10; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 7:9, 13; Revelation 19:14 (shining or white garments were worn on festive and state occasions, Ecclesiastes 9:8; cf. Heindorf on Horace sat. 2, 2, 61); with ὡσεί or ὡς ὁ χιών added: Mark 9:3 R L; Matthew 28:3 (ἵπποι λευκοτεροι χιόνος, Homer, Iliad 10, 437); ἐν λευκοῖς namely, ἱματίοις (added in Revelation 3:5; Revelation 4:4), John 20:12; Revelation 3:4; cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (550); (Buttmann, 82 (72)); used of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of soul, Revelation 3:18; of the heavenly throne, Revelation 20:11.
2. (dead) white: Matthew 5:36 (opposed to μέλας); Revelation 1:14; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:2; Revelation 14:14; Revelation 19:11; spoken of the whitening color of ripening grain, John 4:35.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
9:8
Matthew
5:36; 17:2; 28:3
Mark
9:3; 16:5
Luke
9:29
John
4:35; 20:12
Acts
1:10
Revelation
1:14; 2:17; 3:4; 3:5; 3:5; 3:18; 4:4; 4:4; 4:4; 6:2; 6:11; 7:9; 7:13; 14:14; 19:11; 19:14; 20:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3022 matches the Greek λευκός (leukos),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - And do not swear by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - His appearance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - And entering the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, dressed in a white robe; and they were amazed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - And as he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became dazzling white.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - Do you not say, 'There are yet four months, then comes the harvest'? I tell you, lift up your eyes, and see how the fields are already white for harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - and she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10 - And while they were gazing into heaven as he went, behold, two men stood by them in white robes,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; his eyes were like a flame of fire,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who conquers I will give some of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with a new name written on the stone which no one knows except him who receives it.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - He who conquers shall be clad thus in white garments, and I will not blot his name out of the book of life; I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - Therefore I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, that you may be rich, and white garments to clothe you and to keep the shame of your nakedness from being seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, that you may see.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - Round the throne were twenty-four thrones, and seated on the thrones were twenty-four elders, clad in white garments, with golden crowns upon their heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and its rider had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and he went out conquering and to conquer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - Then they were each given a white robe and told to rest a little longer, until the number of their fellow servants and their brethren should be complete, who were to be killed as they themselves had been.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude which no man could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 - Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, "Who are these, clothed in white robes, and whence have they come?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 - Then I looked, and lo, a white cloud, and seated on the cloud one like a son of man, with a golden crown on his head, and a sharp sickle in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 - Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 - And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 - Then I saw a great white throne and him who sat upon it; from his presence earth and sky fled away, and no place was found for them.
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