What does λευκός · χιών mean in the Bible?
λευκός · χιών is a Greek phrase meaning "white as snow".
Greek · G3022, G5510
λευκὸν ὡς χιών
White · snow
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λευκός G3022 white
Pronunciation leukós
White in Scripture symbolizes purity, righteousness, and eschatological glory rather than mere color description.
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χιών G5510 snow
Pronunciation chiṓn
Snow as a symbol of divine purity and whiteness in apocalyptic and resurrection contexts.
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What does λευκὸν ὡς χιών (leukon hōs chiōn) mean in the Bible?
λευκός · χιών is a Greek phrase meaning "white as snow".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3022, G5510?
G3022, G5510 is connected to 25 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. white as snow
Source Gloss
white as snow
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 10 Aligned forms 25 Case pattern Nominative (11) Number pattern Plural (12)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Luke 9:29 · Rev 6:2 · Rev 19:11 3×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Matt 17:2 · Mark 9:3 2×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Matt 28:3 · Rev 1:14 2×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine John 4:35 · Rev 1:14 2×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 6:11 · Rev 14:14 2×
Dative · Plural · Neuter John 20:12 · Rev 3:4 · Rev 3:5 · Rev 4:4 4×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Acts 1:10 1×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Rev 19:14 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 5:36 · Mark 16:5 · Rev 2:17 3×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rev 7:9 · Rev 7:13 2×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain