Redirected from βυϲϲιν‾η‾, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.
ΒΥΣΣΙΝ‾Η‾, βυσσιν‾η‾
BYSSIN‾Ē‾, byssin‾ē‾
Sounds Like: BYS-see-nay
Translations: of fine linen, fine linen, purple, a purple garment
From the root: ΒΥΣΣΙΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'made of fine linen' or 'of fine linen'. It can also refer to the color purple, or a garment made of fine linen or purple cloth. The overline on the final 'H' (ΒΥΣΣΙΝ‾Η‾) is a scribal abbreviation, indicating that the word is likely in the accusative case, feminine singular, and should be read as ΒΥΣΣΙΝΗΝ. It describes the material or color of something, often clothing.
Inflection: Singular, Feminine, Nominative or Accusative (likely Accusative due to scribal abbreviation)
Strong’s number: G1040 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Esther — 6:8
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
- ΒΥΣΣΙΝΩΝ — of fine linen, of byssus, of cotton
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