ΒΥΣΣΙΝΩΝ, βυσσινων
BYSSINŌN, byssinōn
Sounds Like: BYS-see-nohn
Translations: of fine linen, of byssus, of cotton
From the root: ΒΥΣΣΙΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something made of fine linen or byssus, which was a very fine and expensive type of linen, often used for priestly garments or luxurious clothing. It can also refer to something made of cotton. It is used to indicate the material from which an item is made.
Inflection: Plural, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G1040 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Aristeas
- Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:320
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΒΥΣΣΙΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΑ — fine linen, of fine linen, a fine linen garment, fine linen garments
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΑΙΣ — fine linen, of fine linen, made of fine linen
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΑΣ — fine linen, of fine linen
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΗΝ — fine linen, of fine linen
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΟΙΣ — of fine linen, made of fine linen, byssus
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΟΝ — of fine linen, made of fine linen, byssine
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΟΥ — of fine linen, of byssus, (of) fine linen, (of) byssus
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΟΥΣ — of fine linen, made of fine linen
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΩ — of fine linen, made of fine linen, (with) fine linen
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝ‾Η‾ — of fine linen, fine linen, purple, a purple garment
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