leukaino (G3021) — Greek Word Study — MannaFest

Greek · Strong's G3021

λευκαίνω

leukainolyoo-kah'-ee-no

to whiten

1890 spelling: leukaínō

λ30
ε5
υ400
κ20
α1
ι10
ν50
ω800

Isopsephy 1,316

Strong's Dictionary · 1890

to whiten

Rendered in the KJV as

make white, whiten.

2
occurrencesin the New Testament
2 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

ἐλεύκαναν1
λευκᾶναι.1

How it is rendered · 2

made white1
to whiten.1

The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural1
verb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-AAI-3P · 1
V-AAN · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Mark1 of 2 · 50%
Revelation1 of 2 · 50%

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Mark1 occurrence

Mark 9:3λευκᾶναι.leukanaiverb · aorist (simple past) active, infinitive (“to…”)His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.here: to whiten.

Revelation1 occurrence

Revelation 7:14ἐλεύκανανeleukananverb · aorist (simple past) active, statement · 3rd person plural“Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.here: made white

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