μέλας, -αινα, -αν genitive, -ανος, -αίνης, -ανος, [in LXX: Sng.1:5, Zec.6:2 (שָׁחֹר), etc. ;] black: Rev.6:5, 12; opposite to λευκός, Mat.5:36; neut., τὸ μ., ink : 2Co.3:3, II Jn 12, 3Jn.13.† (AS)
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G3189 — μέλας
melas · black · Greek
3 tagged verse occurrences
Matthew 5:36 · μέλαιναν.Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.Revelation 6:5 · μέλαςWhen he opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature saying, “Come and see!” And behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a balance in his hand.Revelation 6:12 · μέλαςI saw when he opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake. The sun became black as sackcloth made of hair, and the whole moon became as blood.