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Koine Greek wordlink #166069

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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