Strong's Lexicon
G3189 — μέλας
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3189 |
|---|---|
| Word: | μέλας |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Etymology: | apparently a primary word |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | melas |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | mel'-as |
| Meaning: | 1. black |
| KJV Renderings: | black |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μέλας, μέλαινα, μέλαν, genitive μέλανος, μελαινης, μέλανος (from Homer down), the Sept. several times for ùÈÑçÉø, black: Rev 6:5; Rev 6:12; opposed to λευκός, Mat 5:36. Neuter τό μέλαν, substantive black ink (Plato, Phaedr., p. 276 c.; Demosthenes, p. 313, 11; Plutarch, mor., p. 841 e.; others): 2Co 3:3; 2Jn 1:12; 3Jn 1:13; (cf. Gardthausen, Palaeographie, Buch i. Kap. 4; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii., 270f; B. D. under the word , under the end.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
μέλας (black)
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
Revelation 6:5
- KJV: And when he had opened the third seal I heard the third beast say Come and see And I beheld and lo a black horse and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand
- GK: και οτε ήνοιξε την σφραγίδα την τρίτην ήκουσα του τρίτου ζώου λέγοντος ερχου και βλεπε και είδον και ιδού ίππος μέλας και ο καθήμενος επ΄ αυτόν έχων ζυγόν εν τη χειρί αυτού
Revelation 6:12
- KJV: And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal and lo there was a great earthquake and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair and the moon became as blood
- GK: και είδον και ότε ήνοιξε την σφραγίδα την έκτην και σεισμός μέγας εγένετο και ο ήλιος μέλας εγένετο ως σάκκος τρίχινος και η σελήνη εγένετο ως αίμα
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