G4596: σηρικός
sērikós · “silk”
Definition
hence the name of the silk-worm); Seric, i.e. silken (neuter as noun, a silky fabric)
KJV translates it as: silk
Word origin: from (an Indian tribe from whom silk was procured;
Extended definition
σιρικός (by assimilation of vowels, for σηρικός; see Mayser, 150; WH, Notes, 151), -ή, -όν
(οἱ Σῆρες, a people of India from whom the ancients got the first silk),
silk, silken; as subst., τὸ σ., silken fabric, silk: Rev.18:12 (cf. FlJ, B.J., vii, 5, 4).†
(AS)
(οἱ Σῆρες, a people of India from whom the ancients got the first silk),
silk, silken; as subst., τὸ σ., silken fabric, silk: Rev.18:12 (cf. FlJ, B.J., vii, 5, 4).†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G4596 is translated
- of silk ×1
Bible verses with G4596 (sērikós)
Sērikós appears in 1 verse.
- Revelation 18:12
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,