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GreekG3188Noun (Neuter)

μέλαν

melan

3Occurrences
G3188Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

ink

neuter of G3189 (μέλας) as noun;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
μέλαν, τό, see: μέλας. μέλας, -αινα, -*αν *genitive, -ανος, -αίνης, -ανος, black: opposite to λευκός; neut., τὸ μ., ink .
LXX: (שָׁחֹר), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Neuter)

Morphology Code

G:N-N

Full Description

Greek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

μέλαν appears 3 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
1
2 John
1
3 John
1

Key Passages

2 Corinthians 3:3BSB

It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

2 John 1:12BSB

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with paper and ink. Instead, I hope to come and speak with you face to face, so that our joy may be complete.

3 John 1:13BSB

I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.