noun · neuter
melanem
Greekμέλαν (melan)
Strong’sG3188
ink
stem melan-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
μέλαν, τό, v.s. μέλας.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3188 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmel'-an
ink
Fromneuter of G3189 as noun;
King Jamesink.
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 | melanem | melaneim |
| of, belonging to genitive | melaneu2×μέλανος | melaneiu |
| to, for dative | melane1×μέλανι | melanei |
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
melane 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
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
melaneu“ink”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
2 John 1:12“ink”Polleim echarōtos vi grafarō ouk boulima dia chartou kai melaneu, alla elpizamō ginera pros vin kai stomem pros stomem lalara, hina tas charas vu plērirētas ateiō.I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.
3 John 1:13“ink”Polleim echame grafara si, alla ouk thelamō dia melaneu kai kalamou si grafarō;I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
melane“ink”to, fordative singular1×
2 Corinthians 3:3“ink”fanerirōtois hoti avō epistolas Christou diakoniratas hupo nu, engrafirētas ouk melane alla pneume theou zōarōtou, ouk en plaxai lithinai alla en plaxai kardiai sarkinai.It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.