Strong's Lexicon
G3022 — λευκός
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3022 |
|---|---|
| Word: | λευκός |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | from luke ("light") |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 25 |
| Transliteration: | leukos |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | lyoo-kos' |
| Meaning: | 1. white |
| KJV Renderings: | white |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
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 ìÈáÈï:
1. light, bright, brilliant: τά ἱμάτια ... λευκά ὡς τό φῶς, Mat 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, Mar 16:5; Luk 9:29; Act 1:10; Rev 3:5; Rev 4:4; Rev 6:11; Rev 7:9; Rev 7:13; Rev 19:14 (shining or white garments were worn on festive and state occasions, Ecc 9:8; cf. Heindorf on Horace sat. 2, 2, 61); with ὡσεί or ὡς ὁ χιών added: Mar 9:3 R L; Mat 28:3 (ἵπποι λευκοτεροι χιόνος, Homer, Iliad 10, 437); ἐν λευκοῖς namely, ἱματίοις (added in Rev 3:5; Rev 4:4), Joh 20:12; Rev 3:4; cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (550); (Buttmann, 82 (72)); used of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of soul, Rev 3:18; of the heavenly throne, Rev 20:11.
2. (dead) white: Mat 5:36 (opposed to μέλας); Rev 1:14; Rev 2:17; Rev 4:4; Rev 6:2; Rev 14:14; Rev 19:11; spoken of the whitening color of ripening grain, Joh 4:35.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
λευκός (white)
Matthew 5:36
- KJV: Neither shalt thou swear by thy head because thou canst not make one hair white or black
- GK: μήτε εν τη κεφαλή σου ομόσης ότι ου δύνασαι μίαν τρίχα λευκήν η μέλαιναν ποιήσαι
Matthew 17:2
- KJV: And was transfigured before them and his face did shine as the sun and his raiment was white as the light
- GK: και μετεμορφώθη έμπροσθεν αυτών και έλαμψεν το πρόσωπον αυτού ως ο ήλιος τα δε ιμάτια αυτού εγένετο λευκά ως το φως
Matthew 28:3
- KJV: His countenance was like lightning and his raiment white as snow
- GK: ην δε η ιδέα αυτού ως αστραπή και το ένδυμα αυτού λευκόν ωσεί χιών
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
Mark 16:5
- KJV: And entering into the sepulchre they saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a long white garment and they were affrighted
- GK: και εισελθούσαι εις το μνημείον είδον νεανίσκον καθήμενον εν τοις δεξιοίς περιβεβλημένον στολήν λευκήν και εξεθαμβήθησαν
Luke 9:29
- KJV: And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance was altered and his raiment white glistering
- GK: και εγένετο εν τω προσεύξασθαι αυτόν το είδος του προσώπου έτερον και ο ιματισμός αυτού λευκός εξαστράπτων
John 4:35
- KJV: Say not ye There are yet four months and cometh harvest behold I say unto you Lift up your eyes and look on the fields for they are white already to harvest
- GK: ουχ υμείς λέγετε ότι έτι τετράμηνός εστι και ο θερισμός έρχεται ιδού λέγω υμίν επάρατε τους οφθαλμούς υμών και θεάσασθε τας χώρας ότι λευκαί εισι προς θερισμόν ήδη
John 20:12
- KJV: And seeth two angels in white sitting the one at the head and the other at the feet where the body of Jesus had lain
- GK: και θεωρεί δύο αγγέλους εν λευκοίς καθεζομένους ένα προς τη κεφαλή και ένα προς τοις ποσίν όπου έκειτο το σώμα του Ιησού
Acts 1:10
- KJV: And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up behold two men stood by them in white apparel
- GK: και ως ατενίζοντες ήσαν εις τον ουρανόν πορευομένου αυτού και ιδού άνδρες δύο παρειστήκεισαν αυτοίς εν εσθήτι λευκή