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Kokkinos

kok'-kee-nos
Parts of Speech Adjective

Kokkinos Definition

  1. crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (Pliny)
  2. scarlet cloth or clothing
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
kovkkinoß
Origin
from (2848) (from the kernel-shape of the insect)
Strong's Number
2847
TDNT Entry
3:812,450

KJV Word Usage

scarlet
4
scarlet colour
1
scarlet coloured
1
Total
6

KJV Verse Count

1
1
4
Total
6
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Kokkinos". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .