ΦΟΙΝΙΚΟΥΝ, φοινικουν
PHOINIKOUN, phoinikoun
Sounds Like: foy-nee-KOON
Translations: purple, crimson, scarlet, a purple, a crimson, a scarlet
From the root: ΦΟΙΝΙΚΟΥΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something that is purple, crimson, or scarlet in color. It is often used to refer to the deep red or reddish-purple dye obtained from the murex snail, which was highly prized in ancient times. It can be used to describe cloth, garments, or other objects of that color.
Inflection: Singular, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G5404 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 8:4
Justin Martyr
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Isaiah — 1:18
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΟΙΝΙΚΟΥΣ.
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.
- ΦΟΙΝΙΚΟΥ — of scarlet, scarlet, purple, crimson
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