noun · neuter
linem
Greekλίνον (linon)
Strong’sG3043
flax, linen
stem lin-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λίνον
(Tr. λῖνον), -ου, τό, [in LXX: Ex 9:31 (פִּשְׁתָּה), al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3043 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlee'-non
flax, i.e. (by implication) "linen"
Fromprobably a primary word;
King Jameslinen.
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 | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject or object direct | linem | lineim |
| of, belonging to genitive | lineu | lineiu |
| to, for dative | line | linei |
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
line 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
linem2×
Matthew 12:20“wick”kalamon suntribirēton ouk katagnuati kai linem tufirōtem ouk sbennuati, heōs an ekballateia eis nikem tan krisian.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.
Revelation 15:6“linen”kai exerchala tois hepta angelois tois echarōtois tain hepta plēgain ek tou naou, enduerētois linem katharem lamprem kai perizōnnuerētois peri teim stētheim zōnain chrusouain.And out of the temple came the seven angels with the seven plagues, dressed in clean and bright linen and girded with golden sashes around their chests.