King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G1040
Transliteration: byssos
Phonetic Spelling: (boos'-sos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made from it)
Meaning: byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made from it)
βύσσος, βύσσου, ἡ (Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word), byssus, a species of Egyptian flax (found also in India and Achaia) — or linen made from it — very costly, delicate, soft, white, and also of a yellow color (see respecting it Pollux, onomast. 50:7 c. 17 § 75): Luke 16:19; Revelation 18:12 Rec. (In the Sept. generally for שֵׁשׁ, also בּוּץ, cf. 1 Chronicles 15:27; 2 Chronicles 5:12; cf. Winers RWB under the word Baumwolle; (BB. DD., see under the words, and ). Josephus, Antiquities 3, 6, 1f; 3, 7, 2; Philostr. vit. Apoll. 2, 20 (p. 71, Olear. edition); on the flax of Achaia growing about Elis, cf. Pausanias, 5, 5, 2; 7, 21, 7.)
Word Summary
byssos: byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made from it)
Original Word: βύσσοςTransliteration: byssos
Phonetic Spelling: (boos'-sos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made from it)
Meaning: byssus (a species of flax), also (the) linen (made from it)
Strong's Concordance
fine linen. Of Hebrew origin (buwts); white linen -- fine linen.
see HEBREW buwts
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 1040: βύσσοςβύσσος, βύσσου, ἡ (Vanicek, Fremdwörter, under the word), byssus, a species of Egyptian flax (found also in India and Achaia) — or linen made from it — very costly, delicate, soft, white, and also of a yellow color (see respecting it Pollux, onomast. 50:7 c. 17 § 75): Luke 16:19; Revelation 18:12 Rec. (In the Sept. generally for שֵׁשׁ, also בּוּץ, cf. 1 Chronicles 15:27; 2 Chronicles 5:12; cf. Winers RWB under the word Baumwolle; (BB. DD., see under the words,