Word Study · Strong's G3188 · Greek

μέλαν

melan

mel'-an

Strong's 1890 spelling: mélan

“ink”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

ink

Rendered in the KJV as

ink.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

μέλανι1
μέλανος1
μέλανος·1

How it is rendered · 3

in ink1
ink1
ink;1

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

How it parses · 2

noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular2
noun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singular1

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N-GSN · 2
N-DSN · 1

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The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

2 Corinthians1 of 3 · 33%
2 John1 of 3 · 33%
3 John1 of 3 · 33%

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2 Corinthians1 occurrence

2 Corinthians 3:3μέλανιmelaninoun · dative (“to / for”) · neuter singularIt is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.here: in ink

2 John1 occurrence

2 John 1:12μέλανος·melanosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularI have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.here: ink;

3 John1 occurrence

3 John 1:13μέλανοςmelanosnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularI have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.here: ink

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