G3188Noun, neuter3 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- 2 Corinthians 3:3μέλανι
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 1:12μέλανος
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 1:13μέλανος
I have many things to write to you, but I would prefer not to do so with pen and ink.
Abbott-Smith
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.†
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.