λευκαίνωleukaínō

to whiten, make white: with accusative of thing, Mark 9:3, Revelation 7:14.

Greek (New Testament) · G3021

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Mark 9:3 and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them.
  • Revelation 7:14 And I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who died in the great tribulation. They have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb and made them white.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.