κόκκινος
ko'k-kē-nos
adjective
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From κόκκος (G2848) (from the kernel-shape of the insect)
from G2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect); crimson-colored:—scarlet (colour, coloured).
Outline
- crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (Pliny)
- scarlet cloth or clothing