Word: kokkinoj

Pronounce: kok'-kee-nos

Strongs Number: G2847

Orig: from 2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect); crimson-colored:--scarlet (colour, coloured). G2848

Use: TDNT-3:812,450 Adjective

Heb Strong: H3758 H8144 H8438 H8439

1) crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the "ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing (Pliny)
2) scarlet cloth or clothing