Greek root word (lemma) ‘μέλας’ (melas)

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This root form (lemma) ‘μέλας’ is used in 4 different forms in the Greek originals: μέλανι (S-····DNS), μέλας (A-····NMS), μέλας (S-····NMS), μελανός (S-····GNS).

It is glossed in 3 different ways: ‘in ink’, ‘black’, ‘ink’.

Have 5 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘melas’ in the Greek originals

2 Cor 3:3 μέλανι (melani) Substantive Adjective DNS ‘us having_been inscribed not in ink but with the spirit of god’ SR GNT 2 Cor 3:3 word 12

OET-LV: 3 being _revealed that you _all _are a_letter of_chosen _one /messiah, having _been _served by us, having _been _inscribed not in _ink, but with_the_spirit of_god the_living, not on tablets stone, but on tablets of _hearts fleshy. (CO2_3:3)

OET-RV: 3 It shows that you who were served by us, are now Messiah’s letter that wasn’t written with ink but with God’s living spirit—not written on stone tablets but on people’s hearts. (CO2 3:3)

2 Yhn (2 Yohan or 2 Jhn) 1:12 μελανός (melanos) Substantive Adjective GNS ‘through paper and ink but I am hoping to become’ SR GNT 2 Yhn 1:12 word 12

OET-LV: 12 Having many things to _be _writing to _you _all, I _was_ not _counseled through paper and ink, but I _am _hoping to _become to you _all, and to _speak mouth to mouth, in _order _that the joy of _you _all may _be having _been _fulfilled. (JN2_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 I’ve got many things that I wanted to write to you about, but paper and ink aren’t working for me so I’ll try to come and then we can talk directly because I want you all to experience genuine happiness. (JN2 1:12)

3 Yhn (3 Yohan or 3 Jhn) 1:13 μελανός (melanos) Substantive Adjective GNS ‘not I am wanting through ink and pen to you’ SR GNT 3 Yhn 1:13 word 11

OET-LV: 13 Many things I _was _having to _write to _you, but not I _am _wanting through ink and pen to _you to _be _writing, (JN3_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 I had many things I wanted to write about, but won’t do it by means of ink and pen, (JN3 1:13)

Rev 6:5 μέλας (melas) Adjective NMS ‘and see a horse black and the one sitting’ SR GNT Rev 6:5 word 23

OET-LV: 5 And when he _opened _up the seal the third, I _heard from _the third living _creature saying: Be _coming. And I _looked, and see, a_horse black, and the one sitting on it, having a_scale in the hand of _him. (REV_6:5)

OET-RV: 5 Then the lamb broke the third seal and I heard the third living creature say, “Come.” I looked, and wow, there was a black horse, and the one sitting on it held balancing scales in his hand. (REV 6:5)

Rev 6:12 μέλας (melas) Substantive Adjective NMS ‘the sun became black as sackcloth hairy’ SR GNT Rev 6:12 word 20

OET-LV: 12 And I _saw when he _opened _up the seal the sixth, and an_earthquake great there _became, and the sun became black as sackcloth hairy, and the moon whole became like blood, (REV_6:12)

OET-RV: 12 When the lamb broke the sixth seal, there was a violent earthquake and the sun went black like black cloth, and the moon which was full, went red like blood. (REV 6:12)

Lemmas with similar glosses to ‘μέλας’ (melas)

Have 1 use of Greek root word (lemma) ‘melaina’ (substantive adjective) in the Greek originals

Mat 5:36 μέλαιναν (melainan) AFS ‘white to make or black’ SR GNT Mat 5:36 word 18

OET-LV: 36 nor may _you _swear by the head of _you, because you _are_ not _being _able to _make one hair white. or black. (MAT_5:36)

OET-RV: 36 And don’t swear by your own strength, because you can’t even make one strand of hair grow a different colour. (MAT 5:36)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AFS=accusative,feminine,singular DNS=dative,neuter,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular