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λευκαίνω leukainō · G3021

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to bleach

λευκαίνω; (λευκός), [in LXX: Psa.51:7, Isa.1:18 (לָבַן hi.), etc. ; ] ; to whiten, make white: with accusative of thing(s), Mrk.9:3, Rev.7:14.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

λευκαίνω, ; late aorist 1 infinitive λευκᾶναι (see. below): perfect passive λελεύκασμαι []:—make white, λεύκαινον ὕδωρ ξεστῇς ἐλάτῃσιν []; plaster with whitening, λευκᾶναι τὰ λευκώματα []:—passive, to be or become white, [], Diph.Siph.[same place]; to be clarified, of oil, Orib. [prev. cited] ; 2 cause to appear white, of the effect of dawn on lamplight, []; II passive, have a sensation of whiteness, []; III intransitive, grow white, []; ἀφροῖο with foam, []

Where it's used 2 times

Mark 9:3 · Revelation 7:14

Source: TBESG G3021; TFLSJ G3021

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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