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στολὴν λευκήν

Robe · white

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στολή G4749 robe
Pronunciation stolḗ
A flowing garment signifying dignity, honor, or festive occasion; often marks status or ceremonial importance
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λευκός G3022 white
Pronunciation leukós
White in Scripture symbolizes purity, righteousness, and eschatological glory rather than mere color description.
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What does στολὴν λευκήν (stolēn leukēn) mean in the Bible?

στολή · λευκός is a Greek word meaning "white robe".

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Meaning

white robe
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 6:11 1×
Dative · Plural · Feminine Mark 12:38 · Luke 20:46 2×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Rev 7:9 · Rev 7:13 · Rev 7:14 · Rev 22:14 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Mark 16:5 · Luke 15:22 2×
9 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 20 — The Risen Lord: Empty Tomb, Eyewitness Faith, Peace, Mission, Spirit, Thomas, and the Purpose of the Gospel Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 16 — He Has Risen: The Empty Tomb, the Angelic Announcement, Galilee Promise, and Trembling Witness Mark 9 — Glory, Unbelief, Suffering, Humility, and Radical Discipleship Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 28 — The Resurrection of Jesus and the Great Commission of the Risen King

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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