Strong's Lexicon
G3188
G3188 — μέλαν
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3188 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μέλαν |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | neuter of G3189 as noun |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | melan |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mel'-an |
| Meaning: | 1. ink |
| KJV Renderings: | ink |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μέλαν, μέλανος, τό, see the following word.
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μέλαν (ink)
2 Corinthians 3:3
- KJV: manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God not in tables of stone but in fleshy tables of the heart
- GK: φανερούμενοι ότι εστέ επιστολή χριστού διακονηθείσα υφ΄ ημών εγγεγραμμένη ου μέλανι αλλά πνεύματι θεού ζώντος ουκ εν πλαξί λιθίναις αλλ΄ εν πλαξί καρδίας σαρκιναίς
2 John 1:12
- KJV: Having many things to write unto you I would not with paper and ink but I trust to come unto you and speak face to face that our joy may be full
- GK: πολλά έχων υμίν γράφειν ουκ ηβουλήθην διά χάρτου και μέλανος αλλά ελπίζω ελθείν προς υμάς και στόμα προς στόμα λαλήσαι ίνα η χαρά ημών η πεπληρωμένη
3 John 1:13
- KJV: I had many things to write but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee
- GK: πολλά είχον γράφειν αλλ΄ ου θέλω διά μέλανος και καλάμου σοι γράψαι