G1040: βύσσος
býssos · “fine linen”
Definition
white linen
KJV translates it as: fine linen
Word origin: of Hebrew origin (H948);
Extended definition
βύσσος, -οῦ, ἡ (cf. Heb. בּוּץ),
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ ;]
byssus, a fine species of flax, also the linen made from it: Luk.16:19.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ ;]
byssus, a fine species of flax, also the linen made from it: Luk.16:19.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G1040 is translated
- fine linen ×1
Bible verses with G1040 (býssos)
Býssos appears in 1 verse.
- Luke 16:19
There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: