"pr. light, bright; white, Mt. 5:36; 17:2; whitening, growing white, Jn. 4:35"
Definition and meaning
pr. light, bright; white, Mt. 5:36; 17:2; whitening, growing white, Jn. 4:35
In the original Greek the word is written: λευκός
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of leukos (G3022) across the King James Bible.
Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black.
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
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Common questions
Strong's G3022 (leukos) is a Greek word that means: pr. light, bright; white, Mt. 5:36; 17:2; whitening, growing white, Jn. 4:35 It appears 23 times in the King James Bible.
The word leukos (G3022) appears 23 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3022 is leukos, a Greek word defined as: pr. light, bright; white, Mt. 5:36; 17:2; whitening, growing white, Jn. 4:35. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
leukos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.