ΚΟΚΚΟΥ, κοκκου
KOKKOU, kokkou
Sounds Like: KOK-koo
Translations: (of) a grain, (of) a seed, (of) a berry, (of) a kernel, (of) a scarlet thread
From the root: ΚΟΚΚΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a small, round, hard particle, such as a grain, seed, or berry. It can also refer to the kermes insect, which produces a scarlet dye, and by extension, the scarlet color itself or a scarlet thread. It is used to describe small, individual units of something, often plant-related, or the source of a specific color.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2848 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 8:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 5:49
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΟΚΚΟΣ.
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.
- ΚΟΚΚΑΡΙΟΝ — a small grain, a tiny seed, a kernel
- ΚΟΚΚΟΝ — grain, a grain, seed, a seed, berry, a berry
- ΚΟΚΚΟΣ — grain, a grain, seed, a seed, kernel, a kernel
- ΚΟΚΚΟΥΣ — grains, seeds, berries, kernels
- ΚΟΚΚΟΥΤΕ — scarlet, crimson, scarlet material, crimson material
- ΚΟΚΚΩ — grain, a grain, seed, a seed, berry, a berry, scarlet, crimson, (with) scarlet, (with) crimson
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