adjective
leukos
Greekλευκός (leukos)
Strong’sG3022
white, bright
stem leuk-25 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books11 of 26 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λευκός, ή, -όν,
[in LXX chiefly for לָבָן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3022 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlyoo-kos'
white
Fromfrom λύκη ("light");
King Jameswhite.
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 | leukos3×λευκός | leukas2×λευκή | leukem3×λευκὸν | leukois | leukais2×λευκαί | leukeim3×λευκὰ |
| object accusative | leukon1×λευκὸν | leukan3×λευκήν | leukoin | leukain2×λευκάς | ||
| direct address vocative | leukor | leukar | leukoir | leukair | ||
| of, belonging to genitive | leukou | leukau | leukeu | leukoiu | leukaiu | leukeiu |
| to, for dative | leuko | leuka | leuke | leukoi1×λευκοῖς | leukai1×λευκαῖς | leukei4×λευκοῖς |
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
leuk 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
25 occurrences, every one of them listed
leukos“white”subjectnominative singular3×
Luke 9:29“white”kai gineta en te proseucherō auton tem eidem teu prosōpeu autou heterem kai tos himatismos autou leukos exastraptarōtos.And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
Revelation 6:2“white”kai horama, kai idou hippos leukos, kai tos katherōtos epi auton echarōtos toxem, kai dōita auto stefanos, kai exerchata nikarōtos kai hina nikateia.So I looked and saw a white horse, and its rider held a bow. And he was given a crown, and he rode out to overcome and conquer.
Revelation 19:11“white”Kai horama ton ouranon anoigirēton, kai idou hippos leukos, kai tos katherōtos epi auton pistos kalirōtos kai alēthinos, kai en dikaiosuna krinatō kai polematō.Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.
leukon“white”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 20:11“white”Kai horama thronon megon leukon kai ton katherōton epi autou, hou apo teu prosōpeu feugata tas gēas kai tos ouranos, kai topos ouk heuriskita autoi.Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
leukas“white”subjectnominative singular2×
Revelation 6:11“white”kai dōita autoi hekasto stolas leukas, kai legita autoi hina anapaueli ēti chronon mikron, heōs plērileia kai tois sundoulois autoiu kai tois adelfois autoiu tois mellarōtois apokteinirō hōs kai autois.Then each of them was given a white robe and told to rest a little while longer until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers, were killed, just as they had been killed.
Revelation 14:14“white”Kai horama, kai idou nefelas leukas, kai epi tan nefelan katherōton homoion huion anthrōpou, echarōtos epi tau kefalau autou stefanon chrusouon kai en ta cheira autou drepanem oxuem.And I looked and saw a white cloud, and seated on the cloud was One like the Son of Man, with a golden crown on His head and a sharp sickle in His hand.
leukan“white”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 5:36“white”mēte en ta kefala su omnuaseia, hoti ouk dunesō henan thrixan leukan poiara ē melanan.Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.
Mark 16:5“white”kai eisercharatais eis tem mnēmeiem horala neaniskon katherōton en tei dexei periballerēton stolan leukan, kai ekthambila.When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
Revelation 2:17“white”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto teu manna teu kruptirēteu, kai dōami auto psēfan leukan, kai epi tan psēfan onomem kainem grafirētem hem oudenos oidatē ei mē tos lambarōtos.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.
leukem“white”subject or objectdirect singular3×
Matthew 28:3“white”ate de tas eideas autou hōs astrapas kai tem endumem autou leukem hōs chiōnas.His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
Revelation 1:14“white”tas de kefalas autou kai tais thrixais leukais hōs eriem leukem, hōs chiōnas, kai tois ofthalmois autou hōs floxas pureu,The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
Revelation 19:14“white”kai teim strateumeim teim en to ourano akolouthate auto epi hippoi leukoi, enduerētois bussinem leukem katharem.The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
leukoi“white”to, fordative plural1×
Revelation 19:14“white”kai teim strateumeim teim en to ourano akolouthate auto epi hippoi leukoi, enduerētois bussinem leukem katharem.The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.
leukais“white”subjectnominative plural2×
John 4:35“white”ouk vis legavō hoti Ēti tetramēnos atō kai tos therismos erchetō? idou legamō vi, epairavar toin ofthalmoin vu kai theasevar tain chōrain hoti leukais alō pros therismon; ēdēDo you not say, ‘There are still four months until the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are ripe for harvest.
Revelation 1:14“white”tas de kefalas autou kai tais thrixais leukais hōs eriem leukem, hōs chiōnas, kai tois ofthalmois autou hōs floxas pureu,The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire.
leukain“white”objectaccusative plural2×
Revelation 7:9“white”Meta houteim horama, kai idou ochlos pollos, hon arithmara auton oudenos dunete, ek panteu ethneu kai fulaiu kai laoiu kai glōssaiu, histanarētois enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teu arnieu, periballerētoin stolain leukain, kai foinixois en tai cheirai autoiu;After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
Revelation 7:13“white”Kai apokrinita henos ek toiu presbuteroiu legarōtos mi; Houtois tois periballerētois tain stolain tain leukain tinois alō kai pothen erchala?Then one of the elders addressed me: “These in white robes,” he asked, “who are they, and where have they come from?”
leukai“white”to, fordative plural1×
Acts 1:10“white”kai hōs atenizarōtois ale eis ton ouranon poreuerōtou autou, kai idou anērois duo paristanalelē autoi en esthai leukai,They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
leukeim“white”subject or objectdirect plural3×
Matthew 17:2“white”kai metamorfita emprosthen autoiu, kai lampata tem prosōpem autou hōs tos hēlios, teim de himatieim autou gineta leukeim hōs tem fōtem.There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
Mark 9:3“white”kai teim himatieim autou gineta stilbarōteim leukeim liōs hoieim gnafevos epi tau gēau ouk dunetō houtōs leukainara.His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
Revelation 3:18“white”sumbouleuamō si agorazara para mu chrusiem purirētem ek pureu hina ploutaseia, kai himatieim leukeim hina periballeseia kai mē faneriteia tas aischunas tau gumnotau su, kai kollouriem enchriara toin ofthalmoin su hina blepaseiō.I counsel you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, white garments so that you may be clothed and your shameful nakedness not exposed, and salve to anoint your eyes so that you may see.
leukei“white”to, fordative plural4×
John 20:12“white”kai theōratō duo angeloin en leukei kathezerōtoin, henon pros ta kefala kai henon pros toi podoi, hopou keiete tem sōmem tou Iēsu.and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
Revelation 3:4“white”alla echasō oligeim onomeim en Sardiai heim ouk molunala teim himatieim autoiu, kai peripatali meta mu en leukei, hoti axiois alō.But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white.
Revelation 3:5“white”tos nikarōtos houtōs periballeti en himatiei leukei, kai ouk mē exaleifami tem onomem autou ek tau biblau tau zōau, kai homologami tem onomem autou enōpion tou patērou mu kai enōpion toiu angeloiu autou.Like them, he who overcomes will be dressed in white. And I will never blot out his name from the Book of Life, but I will confess his name before My Father and His angels.
Revelation 4:4“white”kai kuklothen tou thronou thronois eikosi tessares, kai epi toin thronoin eikosi tessares presbuteroin katherōtoin periballerētoin en himatiei leukei, kai epi tain kefalain autoiu stefanoin chrusouoin.Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.