Strong's Lexicon

G2847

G2847 — κόκκινος

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekkokkinosadjectiveOccurrences: 6

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2847
Word:κόκκινος
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect)
Language:Greek
Occurrences:6
Transliteration:kokkinos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kok'-kee-nos
Meaning:1. crimson-colored
KJV Renderings:scarlet (colour, coloured)

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

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: Mat 27:28; Heb 9:19; Rev 17:3. neuter as a substantive equivalent to scarlet cloth or clothing: Rev 17:4; Rev 18:12; Rev 18:16 (Gen 38:28; Exo 25:4; Lev 14:4; Lev 14:6; Jos 2:18; 2Sa 1:24; 2Ch 2:7; 2Ch 2:14; 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).

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

κόκκινος (scarlet (colour)

Matthew 27:28

KJV: And they stripped him and put on him a scarlet robe
GK: και εκδύσαντες αυτόν περιέθηκαν αυτώ χλαμύδα κοκκίνην

Hebrews 9:19

KJV: For when Moses had spoken every precept to all the people according to the law he took the blood of calves and of goats with water and scarlet wool and hyssop sprinkled both the book and all the people
GK: λαληθείσης γαρ πάσης εντολής κατά τον νόμον υπό Μωϋσέως παντί τω λαώ λαβών το αίμα των μόσχων και τράγων μετά ύδατος και ερίου κοκκίνου και υσσώπου αυτό τε το βιβλίον και πάντα τον λαόν ερράντισε

Revelation 17:3

KJV: So he carried me in the spirit into the wilderness and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast full of names of blasphemy having seven heads and ten horns
GK: και απήνεγκέ με εις έρημον εν πνεύματι και είδον γυναίκα καθημένην επί θηρίον κόκκινον γέμον ονομάτων βλασφημίας έχον κεφαλάς επτά και κέρατα δέκα

Revelation 17:4

KJV: And the woman was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication
GK: και η γυνή ην περιβεβλημένη πορφύρα και κόκκινον κεχρυσωμένη χρυσώ και λίθω τιμίω και μαργαρίταις έχουσα χρυσούν ποτήριον εν τη χειρί αυτής γέμον βδελυγμάτων και τα ακάθαρτα της πορνείας αυτής

Revelation 18:12

KJV: The merchandise of gold and silver and precious stones and of pearls and fine linen and purple and silk and scarlet and all thyine wood and all manner vessels of ivory and all manner vessels of most precious wood and of brass and iron and marble
GK: γόμον χρυσού και αργύρου και λίθου τιμίου και μαργαρίτου και βύσσου και πορφυρού και σηρικού και κοκκίνου και παν ξύλον θυϊνον και παν σκεύος ελεφάντινον και παν σκεύος εκ ξύλου τιμιωτάτου και χαλκού και σιδήρου και μαρμάρου

Revelation 18:16

KJV: And saying Alas alas that great city that was clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls
GK: και λέγοντες ουαί ουαί η πόλις η μεγάλη η περιβεβλημένη βύσσινον και πορφυρούν και κόκκινον και κεχρυσωμένη εν χρυσώ και λίθω τιμίω και μαργαρίταις
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