λευκαίνω

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λευκαίνω

Greek transliteration

leukainō

Simplified transliteration

leukaino

Principal Parts

-, ἐλεύκανα, -, -, -

Strong's number

3021

GK Number

3326

Frequency in New Testament

Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag

v-2d(4)

Gloss

to bleach, whiten

Definition

to brighten, to make white, Mk. 9:3; Rev. 7:14*

Mark 9:3	and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no launderer on earth could bleach (leukanai \| λευκᾶναι \| aor act inf ) them.
Revelation 7:14	I said to him, “My lord, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white (eleukanan \| ἐλεύκαναν \| aor act ind 3 pl) in the blood of the Lamb.

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