σηρικός

sērikossilkHow to read Greek
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Definition

σιρικός (by assimilation of vowels, for σηρικός; see Mayser, 150; WH, Notes, 151), -ή, -όν

(οἱ Σῆρες, a people of India from whom the ancients got the first silk),

silk, silken; as subst., τὸ σ., silken fabric, silk: Revelation 18:12 (cf. FlJ, B.J., vii, 5, 4).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

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  1. Revelation 18:12σιρικοῦ · silk
    …cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;