Red (Sea)
ἐρυθρόςStrong’s G2063eruthros
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Eruthros is the Greek word usually translated “red”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“He brought them out, after that he had shewed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red sea, and in the wilderness forty years.”
Meaning
Usually translated “red”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- red 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
- Hebrews 1
2 books in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἐρυθρός eruthros · Red (Sea)
ἐρυθρός, -ά, -όν [in LXX for אֱדֹם, Isa.63:2; ἐ. θάλασσα for סוּף -יָם Exo.10:19, al. ;] red: ἡ ἐ. θάλασσα, the Red Sea, Act.7:36, Heb.11:29.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “red” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
RED, adjective
[Gr red and a rose, from its color. Heb. to descend, to bring down. Latin gradior, also to correct, to teach, erudio.]
All definitions and other forms of “red”
RED, noun
A red color; as a brighter color, the best of all the reds.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.