Strong's Greek: 3189. μέλας (melas) -- black

Strong's Concordance

melas: black

Original Word: μέλας, αινα, αν
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: melas
Phonetic Spelling: (mel'-as)
Short Definition: black
Definition: black.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3189: μέλας

μέλας, μέλαινα, μέλαν, genitive μέλανος, μελαινης, μέλανος (from Homer down), the Sept. several times for שָׁחֹר, black: Revelation 6:5, 12; opposed to λευκός, Matthew 5:36. Neuter τό μέλαν, substantive black ink (Plato, Phaedr., p. 276 c.; Demosthenes, p. 313, 11; Plutarch, mor., p. 841 e.; others): 2 Corinthians 3:3; 2 John 1:12; 3 John 1:13; (cf. Gardthausen, Palaeographie, Buch i. Kap. 4; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, ii., 270f; B. D. under the word

, under the end.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

black.

Apparently a primary word; black -- black.

Forms and Transliterations

μέλαινα μελαιναν μέλαιναν μέλανες μελας μέλας melainan mélainan melas mélas

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