Bussinos βύσσινος

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Bussinos
βύσσινος
Transliterationbussinos
Strong's numberG1039
LanguageGreek
Part of speechadjective
Glossfine linen
Occurrences5 in 4 verses

Bussinos (Greek βύσσινος, Strong's G1039) is a Greek adjective meaning “fine linen”. It occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

βύσσινος, -η, -ον
(βύσσος), [in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ, etc. ;]
made of βύσσος, fine linen: Rev.18:12, 16 19:8, 14.†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVlinen (4)
BSBfine linen (5)

Verses

Every verse with Bussinos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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