κόκκινοςkókkinos
scarlet: Matthew 27:28, Hebrews 9:19, Revelation 17:3; neuter, without substantive, of clothing, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 18:12, Revelation 18:16
Greek (New Testament) · G2847
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 27:28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him.
- Hebrews 9:19 For after Moses had read each of God’s commandments to all the people, he took the blood of calves and goats, along with water, and sprinkled both the book of God’s law and all the people, using hyssop branches and scarlet wool.
- Revelation 17:3 So the angel took me in the Spirit into the wilderness. There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that had seven heads and ten horns, and blasphemies against God were written all over it.
- Revelation 17:4 The woman wore purple and scarlet clothing and beautiful jewelry made of gold and precious gems and pearls. In her hand she held a gold goblet full of obscenities and the impurities of her immorality.
- Revelation 18:12 She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.
- Revelation 18:16 “How terrible, how terrible for that great city! She was clothed in finest purple and scarlet linens, decked out with gold and precious stones and pearls!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.