Strong's Lexicon
G3021
G3021 — λευκαίνω
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3021 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λευκαίνω |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from G3022 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | leukaino |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lyoo-kai'-no |
| Meaning: | 1. to whiten |
| KJV Renderings: | make white, whiten |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
λευκαίνω: 1 aorist ἐλευκανα (cf. Winers Grammar, § 13, 1 d.; Buttmann, 41 (35)); (λευκός); from Homer down; the Sept. for äÄìÀáÄÌéï; to whiten, make white: τί, Mar 9:3; Rev 7:14.
STRONGS NT 3021a: λευκοβυσσινον [λευκοβυσσινον: Rev 19:14, WH marginal reading, others βύσσινον λευκόν, see in βύσσινος.]
Englishman's Greek Concordance
λευκαίνω (make white)
Mark 9:3
- KJV: And his raiment became shining exceeding white as snow so as no fuller on earth can white them
- GK: και τα ιμάτια αυτού εγένετο στίλβοντα λευκά λίαν ως χιών οία γναφεύς επί της γης ου δύναται λευκάναι
Revelation 7:14
- KJV: And I said unto him Sir thou knowest And he said to me These are they which came out of great tribulation and have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb
- GK: και ειπον αυτώ κύριε μου συ οίδας και είπέ μοι ούτοί εισιν οι ερχόμενοι εκ της θλίψεως της μεγάλης και έπλυναν τας στολάς αυτών και ελεύκαναν αυτας εν τω αίματι του αρνίου