Fine linen
βύσσινοςStrong’s G1039bussinos
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Bussinos is the Greek word usually translated “fine linen”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,”
Meaning
Usually translated “fine linen”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- fine linen 3
- of fine linen 1
- the fine linen 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 4
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Revelation 18:16And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!
- Revelation 19:8And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.
- Revelation 19:14And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Greek dictionary
βύσσινος bussinos · fine linen
βύσσινος, -η, -ον (βύσσος), [in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ, etc. ;] made of βύσσος, fine linen: Rev.18:12, 16 19:8, 14.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.