adjective
kokkinas
Greekκόκκινος (kokkinos)
Strong’sG2847
crimson
stem kokkin-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† κόκκινος, -η, -ον
(< κόκκος, as used of the "berry" of the ilex coccifera, v. DB, iv, 416), [in LXX for תּוֹלֵעָה, תּוֹלָע, שָׁנִי, Ex 25:4, Ge 38:28, Is 1:18, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2847 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkok'-kee-nos
crimson-colored
Fromfrom G2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect);
King Jamesscarlet (colour, coloured).
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | masculine singular | feminine singular | neuter singular | masculine plural | feminine plural | neuter plural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kokkinos | kokkinas | kokkinem3×κόκκινον | kokkinois | kokkinais | kokkineim |
| object accusative | kokkinon | kokkinan1×κοκκίνην | kokkinoin | kokkinain | ||
| direct address vocative | kokkinor | kokkinar | kokkinoir | kokkinair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | kokkinou | kokkinau | kokkineu2×κοκκίνου | kokkinoiu | kokkinaiu | kokkineiu |
| to, for dative | kokkino | kokkina | kokkine | kokkinoi | kokkinai | kokkinei |
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
kokkin 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
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
kokkinan“scarlet”objectaccusative singular1×
Matthew 27:28“scarlet”kai ekduaratois auton chlamuan kokkinan peritithala auto,They stripped Him and put a scarlet robe on Him.
kokkinem“scarlet”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Revelation 17:3“scarlet”kai apoferata min eis erēman en pneume. kai horama gunaikan katherōtan epi thērem kokkinem, gemarōteim onomeim blasfēmiau, echarōtos kefalain hepta kai kerateim deka.And the angel carried me away in the Spirit into a wilderness, where I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation 17:4“scarlet”kai tas gunaikas ate periballerētas porfurouem kai kokkinem, kai chrusirētas chrusie kai litho timio kai margaritoi, echarōtas potēriem chrusouem en ta cheira autau gemarōtem bdelugmeiu kai teim akatharteim tau porneiau autau,The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.
Revelation 18:16“scarlet”legarōtois; Ouai ouai, tar politar tar megar, tar periballerētar bussinem kai porfurouem kai kokkinem kai chrusirētar chrusie kai litho timio kai margarito,saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
kokkineu“scarlet”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Hebrews 9:19“scarlet”laliratau gar pantau entolau kata ton nomon hupo Mōusou panto to lao, lambaratos tem haimem toiu moschoiu meta hudōreu kai erieu kokkineu kai hussōpau autem tē tem bibliem kai panton ton laon rantizata,For when Moses had proclaimed every commandment of the law to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, scarlet wool, and hyssop, and sprinkled the scroll and all the people,
Revelation 18:12“scarlet”gomon chrusou kai argurou kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, kai pantem xulem thuinem kai pantem skeuem elefantinem kai pantem skeuem ek xuleu timiotateu kai chalkou kai sidērou kai marmarou,cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;