Strong G3188μέλαν
ink
- Transliteration
- melan
- Pronunciation
- mel'-an
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter of G3189 as noun; ink: - ink.
Detailed definition
μέλαν, τό, see: μέλας.
μέλας, -αινα, -αν genitive, -ανος, -αίνης, -ανος,
[in LXX: Sng.1:5, Zec.6:2 (שָׁחֹר), etc.;]
black: Rev.6:5, 12; opposite to λευκός, Mat.5:36; neut., τὸ μ., ink : 2Co.3:3, II Jn 12, 3Jn.13.†
(AS)
μέλας, -αινα, -αν genitive, -ανος, -αίνης, -ανος,
[in LXX: Sng.1:5, Zec.6:2 (שָׁחֹר), etc.;]
black: Rev.6:5, 12; opposite to λευκός, Mat.5:36; neut., τὸ μ., ink : 2Co.3:3, II Jn 12, 3Jn.13.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3188 appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- ink3
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 3:3Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
- 2 John 1:12Having many things to write unto you, I would not write with paper and ink: but I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face, that our joy may be full.
- 3 John 1:13I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen write unto thee:
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
μέλᾰν, ᾰνος, τό,
(neuter of μέλας) ink, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 276c; τὸ μ. τρίβων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.258, compare 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 5.66, etc.; μ. γραφικόν 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.69)]; used of a drawing material capable of erasure, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Hypotyposis astronomicarum positionum” 3.72.)]
2 μ. Ἰνδικόν indigo, [Refs (Peripl.M.Rubr. 39.)]
II iris of the eye, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 491b21.)]
II.b cornea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.772.)]
II.2 = {αἰδοῖον}, τὸ μ. τῷ μ. συναρμόσαι [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.403.)]
(neuter of μέλας) ink, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Phaedrus” 276c; τὸ μ. τρίβων 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.258, compare 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 5.66, etc.; μ. γραφικόν 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.69)]; used of a drawing material capable of erasure, [Refs 5th c.AD+ (5th c.AD: Proclus Philosophus “Hypotyposis astronomicarum positionum” 3.72.)]
2 μ. Ἰνδικόν indigo, [Refs (Peripl.M.Rubr. 39.)]
II iris of the eye, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 491b21.)]
II.b cornea, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Galenus Medicus 14.772.)]
II.2 = {αἰδοῖον}, τὸ μ. τῷ μ. συναρμόσαι [Refs (“PMag.Par.” 1.403.)]