What does στίλβω · λευκός · λίαν mean in the Bible?
στίλβω · λευκός · λίαν is a Greek phrase meaning "shining, intensely white".
Greek · G4744, G3022, G3029
στίλβοντα λευκὰ λίαν
To shine · white · much (adverbially)
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στίλβω G4744 to shine
Pronunciation stílbō
Shine with a brilliant, gleaming quality—distinct from mere light emission or illumination
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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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λίαν G3029 much (adverbially)
Pronunciation lían
Intensifies adjectives and adverbs to convey extreme degree; often marks narratively significant emotional or physical states.
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What does στίλβοντα λευκὰ λίαν (stilbonta leuka lian) mean in the Bible?
στίλβω · λευκός · λίαν is a Greek phrase meaning "shining, intensely white".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4744, G3022, G3029?
G4744, G3022, G3029 is connected to 1 lexical occurrence verse in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. shining, intensely white
Source Gloss
shining, intensely white
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 1 Tenses Present Voices Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Mark 9:3 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 1 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 1
Voice
active 1
Mood
participle 1
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
στίλβοντα λευκὰ λίαν is a primary verb - no further derivation.
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