What does λίνον (línon) mean in the Bible?
λίνον (línon): Material for garments and wicks; flax plant or finished linen cloth used in temple/priestly contexts.
Greek · G3043
λίνον
Linen/wick
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λίνον G3043
Pronunciation línon
What does λίνον (línon) mean in the Bible?
λίνον (línon): Material for garments and wicks; flax plant or finished linen cloth used in temple/priestly contexts.
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How does the BSB render G3043?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include linen (1), wick (1).
Where does λίνον (línon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:20. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (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 It linen 1× Revelation 15:6
wick 1× Matthew 12:20
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 12:20
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
λίνον 2x linon Matthew 12:20, Revelation 15:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular 2x Matthew 12:20, Revelation 15:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Material for garments and wicks; flax plant or finished linen cloth used in temple/priestly contexts.
Strong's G3043
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Matthew 12:20 Source Gloss
linen/wick
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:20 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
λίνον linon
flax, linen
Read verse Revelation 15:6 Noun Accusative Singular Neuter
λίνον linon
flax, linen
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Matt 12:20 · Rev 15:6 2×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
flax or wick material, bruised but not broken, metaphorical use
fine linen cloth worn as pure white garment by heavenly beings
Word Origins
λίνον is a primary word - no further derivation.
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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