Serikos means “silk” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H4596 — mei (“heap”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G4596 σηρικός (serikos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. serikos (say-ree-kos') adj. 1. Seric, i.e. silken (neuter as noun, a silky fabric) [from Ser (an Indian tribe from whom silk was procured, hence the name of the silk-worm)] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include silk. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament.
serikos (say-ree-kos') adj. 1. Seric, i.e. silken (neuter as noun, a silky fabric) [from Ser (an Indian tribe from whom silk was procured, hence the name of the silk-worm)] KJV: silk
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silk
Usage: 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: Rev.18:12 (cf. FlJ, B.J., vii, 5, 4).† (AS)
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1 indexed usage in New Testament.
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's G4596.
The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,
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Serikos (Strong's G4596) is a Greek word most simply glossed "silk". serikos (say-ree-kos') adj. 1. Seric, i.e. silken (neuter as noun, a silky fabric) [from Ser (an Indian tribe from whom silk was procured, hence the name of the silk-worm)]
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's G4596 across 1 book.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G4596 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as silk. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.