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The ancient Greek word "λευκός" ≈ "bright, light, pale, happy" and, if the context is color, "white".

Most of the uses of this word in the GNT (Greek New Testament) are in Revelation (16 of 25 times).

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*G3022 *25 λευκός (lyoo-kos') : from luke ("light"); white:--white.

Words: λευκα=3 λευκαι=2 λευκαις λευκας=2 λευκη=2 λευκην=3 λευκοις=5 λευκον=4 λευκος=3

*G3022 *25 λευκός (lyoo-kos') : from luke ("light"); white:--white.

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λευκοις *5

John 20:12 ... two angels in white sitting, the one at ...
Revelation 3:4 ... with me in white: for they are worthy.
Revelation 3:5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will ...
Revelation 4:4 ... sitting, clothed in white raiment; and they had ...
Revelation 19:14 ... him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.

λευκον *4

Matthew 28:3 ... and his raiment white as snow:
Revelation 1:14 ... and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and ...
Revelation 19:14 ... him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne, and him ...

λευκην *3

Matthew 5:36 ... make one hair white or black.
Mark 16:5 ... the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
Revelation 2:17 ... will give him a white stone, and in ...

λευκα *3

Matthew 17:2 ... his raiment was white as the light.
Mark 9:3 ... became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as ...
Revelation 3:18 ... that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, ...

λευκος *3

Luke 9:29 ... and his raiment was white and glistering.
Revelation 6:2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he ...
Revelation 19:11 ... opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat ...

λευκαι *2

John 4:35 ... the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Revelation 1:14 ... and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and ...

λευκη *2

Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and ...
Revelation 14:14 And I looked, and behold a white cloud, and upon ...

λευκας *2

Revelation 7:9 ... before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms ...
Revelation 7:13 ... which are arrayed in white robes? and whence came they?

λευκαις

Acts 1:10 ... stood by them in white apparel;

Aristotle explains how words that are often translated as "white" and "black" have different meanings in different contexts.

English: ... for example, in the case of clear and dim, for sound is said to be clear and dim and so is colour. Now there is no difference in the terms used, but the variation in kind is immediately obvious in their use; for clear is not used in the same sense as applied to colour and as applied to sound. (Loeb#391, p. 311)

Greek: … οἷον ἐπὶ τοῦ λευκοῦ καὶ μέλανος. Φωνὴ γὰρ λευκὴ καὶ μέλαινα λέγεται, ὁμοίως δὲ καὶ χρῶμα. Τοῖς μὲν οὖν ὀνόμασιν οὐδὲν διαφωνεῖ· τῷ δ´ εἴδει κατάδηλος ἐν αὐτοῖς εὐθέως ἡ διαφορά· οὐ γὰρ ὁμοίως τό τε χρῶμα λευκὸν λέγεται καὶ ἡ φωνή. Aristotle: Topica [106a]

"λευκός" ≈ "bright, light, pale, happy" and, if the context is color, "white" or "light".
"μέλας" ≈ "dark, dim, indistinct" and, if the context is color, "black" or "dark".

For color, it is "light" and "dark", which could be "white" and "black".
For sound, as in a musical sound, it is "clear" and "dim" or "indistinct".

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*G3022 *25 λευκός (lyoo-kos') : from luke ("light"); white:--white.

Words: λευκα=3 λευκαι=2 λευκαις λευκας=2 λευκη=2 λευκην=3 λευκοις=5 λευκον=4 λευκος=3

The ancient Greek word "λευκός" ≈ "bright, light, pale, happy" and, if the context is color, "white". The word is related to the Latin word "lux" ≈ "light" and the English word "light" and is the source of the English word "leukemia", a cancer having to do with, in part, white blood cells.

Aristotle points out that "white" hair can be a sign of old age and, from his observation, only appears in humans (and just a few animals).

The Middle English word "hoar" ≈ "old age" with associated ""white"" or ""gray"" "hair".

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