What does βύσσος (býssos) mean in the Bible?
βύσσος (býssos) is a Greek word meaning "white linen".
Greek · G1040
βύσσος
White linen
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βύσσοςG1040
Pronunciationbýssos
What does βύσσος (býssos) mean in the Bible?
βύσσος (býssos) is a Greek word meaning "white linen".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1040?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include fine linen (1).
Where does βύσσος (býssos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itfine linen1×Luke 16:19
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLuke 16:19
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
βύσσον1xbyssonLuke 16:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xLuke 16:19
Evidence Summary
Greek word. white linen
Strong'sG1040
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
white linen
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
byssus, a fine species of flax, also the linen made from it: Luk.16:19.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:19Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
βύσσον,busson
fine linen, cotton
Read verseRevelation 18:12Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
βύσσου,bussou
fine linen, cotton
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternAccusative (1)Number patternSingular (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · FeminineLuke 16:191×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H948RelatedHebrew