μέλας
mélas
Primarily denotes the color black, especially of physical appearance such as hair, skin, or clothing; additionally conveys the sense of darkness as an absence of light, or metaphorical gloom. The term can also imply something grim, mournful, or associated with mourning or disaster in figurative contexts, especially in poetry and rhetoric.
Revelation 6:5 · Word #19
Lexicon G3189
| Lemma | μέλας |
| Transliteration | mélas |
| Strong's | G3189 |
| Definition | Primarily denotes the color black, especially of physical appearance such as hair, skin, or clothing; additionally conveys the sense of darkness as an absence of light, or metaphorical gloom. The term can also imply something grim, mournful, or associated with mourning or disaster in figurative contexts, especially in poetry and rhetoric. |
Morphology ADJ.A NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.A — Attributive Adjective — Describes a noun directly |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | μέλας |
| Strong's | G3189 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G3189-04
black
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine singular (Gr,AA/NP,,,,NMS); attributive adjective agreeing with a masculine singular noun in the nominative case. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering "black" directly reflects the core color sense of μέλας as denoting blackness or deep darkness. As a nominative masculine singular adjective, it describes a masculine subject in its basic attributive or predicate form. |
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