"of hair, made of hair, Rev. 6:12*"
Definition and meaning
of hair, made of hair, Rev. 6:12*
In the original Greek the word is written: τρίχινος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
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 trichinos (G5155) across the King James Bible.
And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
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Common questions
Strong's G5155 (trichinos) is a Greek word that means: of hair, made of hair, Rev. 6:12* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word trichinos (G5155) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5155 is trichinos, a Greek word defined as: of hair, made of hair, Rev. 6:12*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
trichinos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.