1039. bussinos
Berean Strong's Lexicon
bussinos: Fine linen

Original Word: βύσσινος
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: bussinos
Pronunciation: boos'-see-nos
Phonetic Spelling: (boos'-see-nos)
Definition: Fine linen
Meaning: of fine linen, cotton.

Word Origin: Derived from βύσσος (bussos), meaning "fine linen."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Hebrew equivalent often associated with fine linen is פִּשְׁתָּה (pishtah), Strong's Hebrew 6593, which also refers to linen or flax.

Usage: The term "bussinos" refers to something made of fine linen, a high-quality fabric often associated with purity, wealth, and nobility. In the biblical context, it is used to describe garments or materials that are luxurious and of high status.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, linen was a valuable textile, prized for its durability and fine quality. It was often used for clothing worn by the wealthy and for sacred purposes, such as priestly garments. Linen's association with purity and holiness made it a fitting material for religious ceremonies and temple use. The production of linen was labor-intensive, involving the cultivation of flax, spinning, and weaving, which added to its value and status.

HELPS Word-studies

1039 býssinos (an adjective derived from 1040 /býssos, "fine linen") – properly, made of fine linen; (figuratively) the unique glorification each believer is awarded by Christ at His return.

Rev 19:8: "It was given to her to clothe herself in fine linen (1039 /býssinos), bright and clean; for the fine linen (1039 /býssinos) is the righteous acts of the saints" (NASU).

Rev 19:14: "And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen (1039 /býssinos), white and clean, were following Him on white horses" (NASU).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from bussos
Definition
fine linen
NASB Translation
fine linen (5).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1039: βύσσινος

βύσσινος, βυσσίνῃ, βύσσινον ( βύσσος, which see; cf. ἀκάνθινος, ἀμαράντινος), made of fine linen; neuter βύσσινον namely, ἱμάτιον (Winers Grammar, 591 (550); (Buttmann, 82 (72))) (a) fine linen (garment): Revelation 18:12 (Rec. βύσσου), ; (WH marginal reading λευκοβυσσινον (for βύσσινον λευκόν)). (Genesis 41:42; 1 Chronicles 15:21. Aeschylus, Herodotus, Euripides, Diodorus 1, 85; Plutarch, others.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
fine linen.

From bussos; made of linen (neuter a linen cloth) -- fine linen.

see GREEK bussos

Forms and Transliterations
βύσσινα βυσσίνας βυσσίνη βυσσίνην βυσσίνοις βυσσινον βύσσινον βυσσινου βυσσίνου βυσσίνους bussinon bussinou byssinon býssinon byssinou byssínou
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 18:12 Adj-GNS
GRK: μαργαριτῶν καὶ βυσσίνου καὶ πορφύρας
NAS: and pearls and fine linen and purple
INT: of pearl and of fine linen and of purple

Revelation 18:16 Adj-ANS
GRK: ἡ περιβεβλημένη βύσσινον καὶ πορφυροῦν
NAS: she who was clothed in fine linen and purple
KJV: that was clothed in fine linen, and
INT: which [was] clothed with fine linen and purple

Revelation 19:8 Adj-ANS
GRK: ἵνα περιβάληται βύσσινον λαμπρὸν καθαρόν
NAS: to her to clothe herself in fine linen,
KJV: she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean
INT: that she could be clothed in fine linen bright pure

Revelation 19:8 Adj-NNS
GRK: τὸ γὰρ βύσσινον τὰ δικαιώματα
NAS: herself in fine linen, bright
KJV: for the fine linen is
INT: the indeed fine linen the righteousnesses

Revelation 19:14 Adj-ANS
GRK: λευκοῖς ἐνδεδυμένοι βύσσινον λευκὸν καθαρόν
NAS: clothed in fine linen, white
KJV: clothed in fine linen, white
INT: white clothed in fine linen white pure

Strong's Greek 1039
5 Occurrences


βύσσινον — 4 Occ.
βυσσίνου — 1 Occ.

















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