G2847Greekkókkinon
κόκκινον
crimson-colored
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Total Occurrences
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Books
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Old Testament
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New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1crimson, scarlet colored. a kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (pliny)
- 2scarlet cloth or clothing
Etymology & Derivation
from g2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect)