What does χλαμύς · κόκκινος mean in the Bible?
χλαμύς · κόκκινος is a Greek phrase meaning "scarlet robe".
Greek · G5511, G2847
χλαμύδα κοκκίνην
A military cloak · crimson-colored
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χλαμύς G5511 a military cloak
Pronunciation chlamýs
A short military cloak worn over the tunic, symbol of Roman soldier's authority and mockery in Passion accounts.
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κόκκινος G2847 crimson-colored
Pronunciation kókkinos
Deep red dye from insect cochineal, symbolizing royalty, sin, or judgment in biblical imagery
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What does χλαμύδα κοκκίνην (chlamyda kokkinēn) mean in the Bible?
χλαμύς · κόκκινος is a Greek phrase meaning "scarlet robe".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G5511, G2847?
G5511, G2847 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. scarlet robe
Source Gloss
scarlet robe
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)
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Matt 27:28 · Matt 27:31 2×
Word Origins
χλαμύδα κοκκίνην is of uncertain origin - 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