G1040Greek

βύσσος

býssos
2 occurrencesNew TestamentRare Word

Definition

From Mounce's Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Strong's Definition

white linen

Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

byssus, a species of fine cotton highly prized by the ancients, Lk. 16:19*

Source: Mounce Concise Greek-English Dictionary

Translated in KJV as

fine linen

Etymology

of Hebrew origin (H948);

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