Lexical Summary linon: flax, linen Original Word: λίνονTransliteration: linon Phonetic Spelling: (lee'-non) Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Short Definition: flax, linen Meaning: flax, linen Strong's Concordance linen. Probably a primary word; flax, i.e. (by implication) "linen" -- linen. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3043: λίνονλίνον (Treg. λίνον (so R G in Matt. as below), incorrectly, for the iota ἰ is short; (cf. Lipsius, Gramm. Uutersuch., p. 42)), λινου, τό, the Sept. several times for פִּשְׁתָּה, in Greek writings from Homer down, flax: Exodus 9:31; linen, as clothing, Revelation 15:6 R G T Tr marginal reading; the wick of a lamp, Matthew 12:20, after Isaiah 42:3. |
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