What does λευκαίνω (leukaínō) mean in the Bible?
λευκαίνω (leukaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to whiten".
Greek · G3021
λευκαίνω
To whiten
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λευκαίνωG3021
Pronunciationleukaínō
What does λευκαίνω (leukaínō) mean in the Bible?
λευκαίνω (leukaínō) is a Greek word meaning "to whiten".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3021?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bleach them (1), made them white (1).
Where does λευκαίνω (leukaínō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 9:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (1), Revelation (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 Itbleach them1×Mark 9:3
made them white1×Revelation 7:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMark 9:3
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Mark1Revelation1
Source forms
ἐλεύκαναν1xeleukananRevelation 7:14
λευκᾶναι1xleukanaiMark 9:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural1xRevelation 7:14
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active1xMark 9:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to whiten
Source Gloss
to whiten
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.
Mark 9:3Verb Aorist Active Infinitive
λευκᾶναι.leukanai
I whiten
Read verseRevelation 7:14Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἐλεύκανανeleukanan
I whiten
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.
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist2
Voice
active2
Mood
infinitive1indicative1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
λευκαίνω is built from this root: