Strong G3043λίνον
linen/wick
- Transliteration
- linon
- Pronunciation
- lee'-non
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Probably a primary word;
flax that is (by implication) linen: - linen.
flax that is (by implication) linen: - linen.
Detailed definition
λίνον
(Tr. λῖνον), -ου, τό [in LXX: Exo.9:31 (פִּשְׁתָּה), al.;]
1. flax: Mat.12:20 (LXX).
2. linen: Rev.15:6 (R, mg., see: λίθος).†
(Tr. λῖνον), -ου, τό [in LXX: Exo.9:31 (פִּשְׁתָּה), al.;]
1. flax: Mat.12:20 (LXX).
2. linen: Rev.15:6 (R, mg., see: λίθος).†
In the Bible
Strong G3043 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- flax1
- linen1
First verses
- Matthew 12:20A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
- Revelation 15:6And the seven angels came out of the temple, having the seven plagues, clothed in pure and white linen, and having their breasts girded with golden girdles.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
λίνον [ῐ], τό,
anything made of flax (see. near the end)
1 cord, fishingline, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.408)]; thread spun from a distaff, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1431 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 38, etc.: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 537 (Lyric poetry))]; thread for stringing jewels, ὅρμον χρυσείοισι λίνοισιν ἐερμένον [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“hymnus ad Apollinem” 103; ἄλλα παντοδαπὰ χρυσᾶ ἀνηρμένα ἐπὶ λίνου “IG” 11(2).208.22 (Delos, 3rd c.BC))]; thread used as a ligature, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.669.)]
2 metaphorically, thread of destiny spun by the Fates, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.128, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.198, etc.: _plural_, τά γε μὰν λ. πάντα λελοίπει ἐκ Μοιρᾶν 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.139, compare 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Lavacrum Palladis” 104)]; ὑπὲρ τὸ λ., ={ὑπὲρ μόρον}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “JConf.” 2.)]
3 proverbial, with or without negative, λίνον λίνῳ συνάπτειν, i. e. join like with like, deal with matters of like kind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 298c, 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 38, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 207a17.)]
4 fishing-net, ἀψῖσι λίνου ἁλόντε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.487, compare κλωστήρ 11)]; also, hunting-net, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 8.58, 27.17)]; for catching birds, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.60, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.396 (Paul. Sil.), 343 (1st c.BC: Archias))]; λ. δορκάδεια hunting-nets for gazelles, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 524 (3rd c.BC).)]
5 linen, linen-cloth, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.661, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.73, 118)]: plural, linen cloths, linen garments, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 121, 132 (both Lyric poetry))]: singular, linen garment, [NT (NT.Rev. 15.6)]; sail-cloth, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 364, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 1.565, etc.)]
6 flax for spinning, λίνου μεστὸν ἄτρακτον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1347, compare “PRev.Laws” 39.7 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]; λ. Καρπάσιον asbestos, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.26.7.)]
II the plant flax, Linum usitatissimum, λίνον ἐργάζεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.105, etc.)]; λίνου σπέρμα linseed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.26: _plural_, ἡ ἐκ των λ. δημιουργία 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 280c.)]
II.2 ={θυμελαία}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.172.)]
II.3 ={χρυσόγονον}, [Refs ([prev. work]56.)]
II.4 λ. πύρινον, an unknown plant, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.18.6.)]
II.5 λ. ἀπὸ τῶν δενδρέων cotton, Gossypium herbaceum, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (Nearchus Historicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Indica” 1.16.1.)]
III see at {Λίνος} [Refs (11. (Lith.)]linaĩ plural 'flax', with ῐ as in Gr., but Latin linum, O[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus)] lin, etc. with ῑ: ῑ also in the doubtful words λινόσαρκος, λινοπτάομαι, ἀμφίλινος.)
anything made of flax (see. near the end)
1 cord, fishingline, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 16.408)]; thread spun from a distaff, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Orestes” 1431 (Lyric poetry), 5th-6th c.BC: Archippus Comicus 38, etc.: _plural_, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Troades” 537 (Lyric poetry))]; thread for stringing jewels, ὅρμον χρυσείοισι λίνοισιν ἐερμένον [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“hymnus ad Apollinem” 103; ἄλλα παντοδαπὰ χρυσᾶ ἀνηρμένα ἐπὶ λίνου “IG” 11(2).208.22 (Delos, 3rd c.BC))]; thread used as a ligature, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 2.669.)]
2 metaphorically, thread of destiny spun by the Fates, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 20.128, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7.198, etc.: _plural_, τά γε μὰν λ. πάντα λελοίπει ἐκ Μοιρᾶν 3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 1.139, compare 3rd c.BC: Callimachus Epicus “Lavacrum Palladis” 104)]; ὑπὲρ τὸ λ., ={ὑπὲρ μόρον}, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “JConf.” 2.)]
3 proverbial, with or without negative, λίνον λίνῳ συνάπτειν, i. e. join like with like, deal with matters of like kind, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Euthydemus” 298c, 5th c.BC: Strattis Comicus 38, 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Physica” 207a17.)]
4 fishing-net, ἀψῖσι λίνου ἁλόντε [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.487, compare κλωστήρ 11)]; also, hunting-net, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 8.58, 27.17)]; for catching birds, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 1.60, “Anthologia Graeca” 9.396 (Paul. Sil.), 343 (1st c.BC: Archias))]; λ. δορκάδεια hunting-nets for gazelles, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (“PCair.Zen.” 524 (3rd c.BC).)]
5 linen, linen-cloth, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 9.661, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.73, 118)]: plural, linen cloths, linen garments, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Supplices” 121, 132 (both Lyric poetry))]: singular, linen garment, [NT (NT.Rev. 15.6)]; sail-cloth, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 364, 3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 1.565, etc.)]
6 flax for spinning, λίνου μεστὸν ἄτρακτον [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Ranae” 1347, compare “PRev.Laws” 39.7 (3rd c.BC), etc.)]; λ. Καρπάσιον asbestos, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Pausanias Periegeta 1.26.7.)]
II the plant flax, Linum usitatissimum, λίνον ἐργάζεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.105, etc.)]; λίνου σπέρμα linseed, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.26: _plural_, ἡ ἐκ των λ. δημιουργία 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Politicus” 280c.)]
II.2 ={θυμελαία}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 4.172.)]
II.3 ={χρυσόγονον}, [Refs ([prev. work]56.)]
II.4 λ. πύρινον, an unknown plant, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.18.6.)]
II.5 λ. ἀπὸ τῶν δενδρέων cotton, Gossypium herbaceum, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (Nearchus Historicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Indica” 1.16.1.)]
III see at {Λίνος} [Refs (11. (Lith.)]linaĩ plural 'flax', with ῐ as in Gr., but Latin linum, O[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus)] lin, etc. with ῑ: ῑ also in the doubtful words λινόσαρκος, λινοπτάομαι, ἀμφίλινος.)