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Lexicon :: Strong's G3022 - leukos

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λευκός
Transliteration
leukos (Key)
Pronunciation
lyoo-kos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From luke ("light")
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 4:241,530

Strong’s Definitions

λευκός leukós, lyoo-kos'; from λύκη lýkē ("light"); white:—white.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G3022 in the following manner: white (25x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G3022 in the following manner: white (25x).

  1. light, bright, brilliant

    1. brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white

      1. of the garments of angels, and of those exalted to the splendour of the heavenly state

      2. shining or white garments worn on festive or state occasions

      3. of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of the soul

    2. dead white

      1. of the whitening colour of ripening grain

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
λευκός leukós, lyoo-kos'; from λύκη lýkē ("light"); white:—white.
STRONGS G3022:
λευκός, λευκή, λευκόν (λεύσσω to see, behold, look at; akin to Latinluceo, German leuchten; cf. Curtius, p. 113 and § 87; (Vanicek, p. 817)), the Sept. for לָבָן:
1. light, bright, brilliant: τά ἱμάτια... λευκά ὡς τό φῶς, Matthew 17:2; especially bright or brilliant from whiteness, (dazzling) white: spoken of the garments of angels, and of those exalted to the splendor of the heavenly state, Mark 16:5; Luke 9:29; Acts 1:10; Revelation 3:5; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:11; Revelation 7:9, 13; Revelation 19:14 (shining or white garments were worn on festive and state occasions, Ecclesiastes 9:8; cf. Heindorf on Horace sat. 2, 2, 61); with ὡσεί or ὡς ὁ χιών added: Mark 9:3 R L; Matthew 28:3 (ἵπποι λευκοτεροι χιόνος, Homer, Iliad 10, 437); ἐν λευκοῖς namely, ἱματίοις (added in Revelation 3:5; Revelation 4:4), John 20:12; Revelation 3:4; cf. Winers Grammar, 591 (550); (Buttmann, 82 (72)); used of white garments as the sign of innocence and purity of soul, Revelation 3:18; of the heavenly throne, Revelation 20:11.
2. (dead) white: Matthew 5:36 (opposed to μέλας); Revelation 1:14; Revelation 2:17; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 6:2; Revelation 14:14; Revelation 19:11; spoken of the whitening color of ripening grain, John 4:35.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Ecclesiastes
9:8
Matthew
5:36; 17:2; 28:3
Mark
9:3; 16:5
Luke
9:29
John
4:35; 20:12
Acts
1:10
Revelation
1:14; 2:17; 3:4; 3:5; 3:5; 3:18; 4:4; 4:4; 4:4; 6:2; 6:11; 7:9; 7:13; 14:14; 19:11; 19:14; 20:11

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3022 matches the Greek λευκός (leukos),
which occurs 25 times in 23 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:36 - Do not even say, ‘By my head!’ for you can’t turn one hair white or black.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 17:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 28:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 28:3 - His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 9:3 - and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 16:5

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 16:5 - When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man clothed in a white robe sitting on the right side. The women were shocked,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 9:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 9:29 - And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:35 - You know the saying, ‘Four months between planting and harvest.’ But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe[fn] for harvest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 20:12 - She saw two white-robed angels, one sitting at the head and the other at the foot of the place where the body of Jesus had been lying.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 1:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 1:10 - As they strained to see him rising into heaven, two white-robed men suddenly stood among them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:14 - His head and his hair were white like wool, as white as snow. And his eyes were like flames of fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:17 - “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches. To everyone who is victorious I will give some of the manna that has been hidden away in heaven. And I will give to each one a white stone, and on the stone will be engraved a new name that no one understands except the one who receives it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:4 - “Yet there are some in the church in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes with evil. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:5 - All who are victorious will be clothed in white. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life, but I will announce before my Father and his angels that they are mine.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:18

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:18 - So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 4:4 - Twenty-four thrones surrounded him, and twenty-four elders sat on them. They were all clothed in white and had gold crowns on their heads.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:2 - I looked up and saw a white horse standing there. Its rider carried a bow, and a crown was placed on his head. He rode out to win many battles and gain the victory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:11 - Then a white robe was given to each of them. And they were told to rest a little longer until the full number of their brothers and sisters[fn]—their fellow servants of Jesus who were to be martyred—had joined them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:9 - After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 7:13 - Then one of the twenty-four elders asked me, “Who are these who are clothed in white? Where did they come from?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 14:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 14:14 - Then I saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was someone like the Son of Man.[fn] He had a gold crown on his head and a sharp sickle in his hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 - Then I saw heaven opened, and a white horse was standing there. Its rider was named Faithful and True, for he judges fairly and wages a righteous war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:14 - The armies of heaven, dressed in the finest of pure white linen, followed him on white horses.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 20:11 - And I saw a great white throne and the one sitting on it. The earth and sky fled from his presence, but they found no place to hide.
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