2847

2847 κόκκινος kokkinos [kok’-kee-nos] from 2848 kokkos grain (from the kernel-shape of the insect); adj; TDNT- 3:812,450; [{See TDNT 396 }] AV-scarlet 4, scarlet colour 1, scarlet coloured 1; 6

1) crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (Pliny)

2) scarlet cloth or clothing