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Koine Greek wordlink #155450

← μέλανος ↑ → 2Yhn (2Yohan or 2Jhn) 1 ║ ═

SR GNT 2Yhn 1:12 μέλανος (melanos) ‘through paper and ink but I am hoping to become’ Strongs=31890 Lemma=melas
Word role=substantive adjective case=genitive gender=neuter number=singular

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Other uses (1) of identical word form μέλανος (S-GNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μέλανος’ (S-GNS) is always and only glossed as ‘ink’.

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

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘melas’ have 3 different glosses: ‘in ink’, ‘black’, ‘ink’.

Greek words (1) other than μέλανος (S-GNS) with a gloss related to ‘ink’

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

Key: S=substantive adjective DNS=dative,neuter,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular