◄ 1040. bussos ►
Strong's Concordance bussos: byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made from it) Original Word: βύσσος, ου, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: bussos Phonetic Spelling: (boos'-sos) Short Definition: fine linen, cotton Definition: fine linen, cotton. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 1040 býssos – fine linen, i.e. a very expensive (sought-after) form of linen – "a specific species of Egyptian flax or linen made from it that is very costly, delicate" (J. Thayer). See 1039 (byssinos). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1040: βύσσος βύσσος, βύσσου, ἡ (Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word), byssus, a species of Egyptian flax (found also in India and Achaia) — or linen made from it — very costly, delicate, soft, white, and also of a yellow color (see respecting it Pollux, onomast. 50:7 c. 17 § 75): Luke 16:19; Revelation 18:12 Rec. (In the Sept. generally for שֵׁשׁ, also בּוּץ, cf. 1 Chronicles 15:27; 2 Chronicles 5:12; cf. Winers RWB under the word Baumwolle; (BB. DD., see under the words, and ). Josephus, Antiquities 3, 6, 1f; 3, 7, 2; Philostr. vit. Apoll. 2, 20 (p. 71, Olear. edition); on the flax of Achaia growing about Elis, cf. Pausanias, 5, 5, 2; 7, 21, 7.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance fine linen. Of Hebrew origin (buwts); white linen -- fine linen. see HEBREW buwts Forms and Transliterations βυούσης βυσσον βύσσον βύσσος βύσσου βύσσω βώλακας βώλους busson bysson býsson Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 1040 1 Occurrence βύσσον — 1 Occ. Luke 16:19 N-AFS GRK: πορφύραν καὶ βύσσον εὐφραινόμενος καθ' NAS: in purple and fine linen, joyously living KJV: and fine linen, and fared INT: purple and fine linen making good cheer every 1 Occurrence