adjective
bussinem
Strong’sG1039
of fine linen, cotton
stem bussin-5 times in the New Testament2 of 26 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
βύσσινος, -η, -ον
(< βύσσος), [in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1039 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidboos'-see-nos
made of linen (neuter a linen cloth)
Fromfrom G1040;
King Jamesfine linen.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
made of βύσσος, σινδὼν β. fine linen bandage, used for mummy-cloths, Refs 5th c.BC+; βύσσινον, τό, LXX+NT
II ={πορφυροῦς}, Refs 5th c.AD+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
Every form this word takes in Biblang, with the Greek it corresponds to and how often the New Testament uses it.
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | bussinos | bussinas | bussinem4×βύσσινον | bussinois | bussinais | bussineim |
| object accusative | bussinon | bussinan | bussinoin | bussinain | ||
| direct address vocative | bussinor | bussinar | bussinoir | bussinair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | bussinou | bussinau | bussineu1×βυσσίνου | bussinoiu | bussinaiu | bussineiu |
| to, for dative | bussino | bussina | bussine | bussinoi | bussinai | bussinei |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
bussin is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
bussinem“fine linen”subject or objectdirect singular4×
Revelation 18:16… tas polar tas megar, tas peribalorēntar bussinem kai porfurouem kai kokkinem kai chrusorēntar …… to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with …
Revelation 19:8kai dōita auta hina peribaleteia bussinem lamprem katharem, tem gar bussinem teim …She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine …
Revelation 19:14… akolouthate auto epi hippoi leukoi, enduorēntois bussinem leukem katharem.The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on …
Revelation 19:8… peribaleteia bussinem lamprem katharem, tem gar bussinem teim dikaiōmeim toiu hagioiu atō.… linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts …
bussineu“fine linen”of, belonging togenitive singular1×
Revelation 18:12… kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, …… silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all …