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Strong's G4596

σηρικός(sērikós)

Language:
Greek (New Testament)

Definition

hence the name of the silk-worm); Seric, i.e. silken (neuter as noun, a silky fabric)

Derivation

from (an Indian tribe from whom silk was procured;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, σηρικός is translated as: silk.

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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Greek root word in the New Testament. The Greek dictionary covers all 5,624 root words. This entry is in the public domain.