Strong's Number:  2847ko/kkinov
Original WordWord Origin
 ko/kkinov from (2848) (from the kernel-shape of the insect)
Transliterated WordPhonetic Spelling
 Kokkinos kok'-kee-nos  
Parts of SpeechTDNT
 Adjective 3:812,450
 Definition
 
  1. crimson, scarlet coloured. 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)
  2. scarlet cloth or clothing
 Translated Words
 KJV (6) - scarlet, 4; scarlet colour, 1; scarlet coloured, 1;

NAS (6) - scarlet, 6;


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