3188. melan
Strong's Lexicon
melan: Black, dark

Original Word: μέλας
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: melan
Pronunciation: MEH-las
Phonetic Spelling: (mel'-an)
Definition: Black, dark
Meaning: ink.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word μέλας (melas), meaning "black" or "dark."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Hebrew 7838: שָׁחֹר (shachor) – meaning "black" or "dark."

Usage: In the New Testament, "melan" is used to describe the color black or something that is dark in appearance. It can be used both literally, to describe physical objects, and metaphorically, to convey spiritual or moral darkness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Greek culture, the color black often symbolized mourning, evil, or the unknown. It was associated with the underworld and death, as well as with mystery and the divine. In the biblical context, black can symbolize sin, judgment, or the absence of God's light.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
neut. of melas, q.v.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3188: μέλαν

μέλαν, μέλανος, τό, see the following word.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
ink.

Neuter of melas as noun; ink -- ink.

see GREEK melas

Forms and Transliterations
μελάνθιον μελανι μέλανι μελανος μέλανος μελανωμένη melani mélani melanos mélanos
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Englishman's Concordance
2 Corinthians 3:3 Adj-DNS
GRK: ἐνγεγραμμένη οὐ μέλανι ἀλλὰ πνεύματι
KJV: not with ink, but
INT: having been inscribed not in ink but with [the] Spirit

2 John 1:12 Adj-GNS
GRK: χάρτου καὶ μέλανος ἀλλὰ ἐλπίζω
KJV: paper and ink: but I trust
INT: paper and ink but hope

3 John 1:13 Adj-GNS
GRK: θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου
KJV: not with ink and pen
INT: I desire with ink and pen

Strong's Greek 3188
3 Occurrences


μέλανι — 1 Occ.
μέλανος — 2 Occ.

















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