Greek · Strong's G3189
μέλας
melasmel'-as
black
1890 spelling: mélas
- μ40
- ε5
- λ30
- α1
- ς200
Isopsephy 276
Strong's Dictionary · 1890
black
Rendered in the KJV as
black.
- 3occurrencesin the New Testament
- 2 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- μέλας2
- μέλαιναν.1
How it is rendered · 2
- black2
- black.1
The sense the word carries at each spot: how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
- adjective · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- A-NSM · 2
- A-ASF · 1
All 3, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Revelation carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Revelation2 occurrences
- Revelation 6:5μέλαςmelasadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.here: black
- Revelation 6:12μέλαςmelasadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singularAnd when I saw the Lamb open the sixth seal, there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,here: black