Strongs Number: G2847
- Greek Word
- κόκκινος
- Transliteration
- kokkinos
- Phonetic
- kok'-kee-nos
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Strongs Definition
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crimson colored
- Thayers Definition
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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
- Origin
- From G2848 (from the kernel shape of the insect)
- Bible Usage
- scarlet (colour coloured).