βύσσος
býssos
“white linen”
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*
Translated in KJV as
fine linen
Etymology
of Hebrew origin (H948);
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