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Koine Greek wordlink #164998

SR GNT Rev 19:8 βύσσινον (bussinon) ‘clean the for linen the just_acts of the’ Strongs=10390 Lemma=bussinos
Word role=substantive adjective case=nominative gender=neuter number=singular
Year=96 AD

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Only use of identical word form βύσσινον (S-NNS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘βύσσινον’ (S-NNS) is always and only glossed as ‘linen’.

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

Greek words (5) other than βύσσινον (S-NNS) with a gloss related to ‘linen’

LUKE 16:19 βύσσον (busson) N-AFS Lemma=bussos ‘was dressing_in purple and linen being gladdened in_every day’ SR GNT Luke 16:19 word 18

OET-LV: 19 And a_ certain _man was rich, and was _dressing _in purple and linen, being _gladdened splendidly in _every day. (LUK_16:19)

OET-RV: 19 “Once there was a rich man who dressed like a king and had everything in life to make him happy and content. (LUK 16:19)

REV 18:12 βυσσίνου (bussinou) S-GNS ‘and of pearls and of linen and of purple and’ SR GNT Rev 18:12 word 18

OET-LV: 12 cargo of _gold, and of _silver, and of _stone precious, and of _pearls, and of _linen, and of _purple, and of _silk, and of _scarlet, and all wood citron, and every object ivory, and every object of wood most _precious, and of _bronze, and of _iron, and of _marble, (REV_18:12)

OET-RV: 12 gold and silver, precious stones and pearls, fine linen and purple cloth and silk and scarlet cloth, expensive wood and carved ivory containers and every kind of container made from the costliest wood and bronze and iron and marble, (REV 18:12)

REV 18:16 βύσσινον (bussinon) S-ANS ‘great you having_been clothed in linen and purple and’ SR GNT Rev 18:16 word 12

OET-LV: 16 saying: Woe, woe, the city the great, you having _been _clothed in _linen, and purple, and scarlet, and having _been _gilded with gold, and stone precious, and pearl. (REV_18:16)

OET-RV: 16 saying, “That famous city that used to dress in fine linen and scarlet and be adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls has come to a bad end (REV 18:16)

REV 19:8 βύσσινον (bussinon) S-ANS ‘to her in_order_that she may clothe herself in linen shining clean the’ SR GNT Rev 19:8 word 6

OET-LV: 8 And it _was _given to _her, in _order _that she _may _clothe herself in _linen shining clean, because/for the linen the just _acts of _the holy ones is. (REV_19:8)

OET-RV: 8 She was given fine linen clothes that are bright and pure, because what she’s wearing is the obedient acts of the believers.” (REV 19:8)

REV 19:14 βύσσινον (bussinon) S-ANS ‘horses white having dressed_in linen white pure’ SR GNT Rev 19:14 word 15

OET-LV: 14 And the armies in the heaven was _following after _him on horses white, having _dressed _in linen white pure. (REV_19:14)

OET-RV: 14 and the armies in heaven were following him on white horses, all dressed in fine linen—white and clean. (REV 19:14)

Key: N=noun S=substantive adjective AFS=accusative,feminine,singular ANS=accusative,neuter,singular GNS=genitive,neuter,singular NNS=nominative,neuter,singular