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Scarlet

<1,,2847,kokkinos> is derived from kokkos, used of the "berries" (clusters of the eggs of an insect) collected from the ilex coccifera; the color, however, is obtained from the cochineal insect, which attaches itself to the leaves and twigs of the coccifera oak; another species is raised on the leaves of the cactus ficus. The Arabic name for this insect is qirmiz, whence the word "crimson." It is used (a) of "scarlet" wool, Heb. 9:19; cp., in connection with the cleansing of a leper, Lev. 14:4,6, "scarlet;" with the offering of the red heifer, Num. 19:6; (b) of the robe put on Christ by the soldiers, Matt. 27:28; (c) of the "beast" seen in symbolic vision in Rev. 17:3, "scarlet-colored;" (d) of the clothing of the "woman" as seen sitting on the "beast," Rev. 17:4; (e) of part of the merchandise of Babylon, Rev. 18:12; (f) figuratively, of the glory of the city itself, Rev. 18:16; the neuter is used in the last three instances.

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