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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G2847 - Coloured

Strong's No.:G2847

Greek:κόκκινος

Transliteration:kokkinos

Phonetic:kok'-kee-nos

Word Origin:From G2848 (from the kernel shape of the insect)

Bible Usage:scarlet (colour coloured).

Part of Speech:Adjective

Strongs
Definition:

crimson colored


Thayers
Definition:

1. crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (Pliny)

2. scarlet cloth or clothing


Bible References:
Coloured

Translation
Occurrences:
colour ( 1 )
coloured ( 1 )
scarlet ( 4 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.