Open English Translation (OET)

Koine Greek wordlink #2545

SR GNT Mat 5:36 μέλαιναν (melainan) ‘white to make or black’ Strongs=31890 Lemma=melaina^*
Word role=substantive adjective case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=31 AD TimeSeries=Sermon_on_the_Mount

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Only use of identical word form μέλαιναν (S-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘μέλαιναν’ (S-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘black’.

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘melaina’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (2) other than μέλαιναν (S-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘black’

REV 6:5 μέλας (melas) A-NMS Lemma=melas ‘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) S-NMS Lemma=melas ‘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)

Key: A=adjective S=substantive adjective AFS=accusative,feminine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular