μέλας

melas

Greek G3189 Adjective 3 occurrences in 3 verses
μέλας black

μέλας, -αινα, -αν genitive, -ανος, -αίνης, -ανος,

[in LXX: Sng.1:5, Zec.6:2 (שָׁחֹר), etc. ;]

black: Rev.6:5, 12; opposite to λευκός, Mat.5:36; neut., τὸ μ., ink : 2Co.3:3, II Jn 12, 3Jn.13.†

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Concordance 3 verses

  1. Matthew 5:36 μέλαιναν

    Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

  2. Revelation 6:5 μέλας

    And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.

  3. Revelation 6:12 μέλας

    And when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

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