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βύσσος

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Gloss: fine linen

Transliteration: bussos

Strong’s: G1040

βύσσος, -οῦ, ἡ (cf. Heb. בּוּץ),
[in LXX chiefly for שֵׁשׁ, בּוּץ ;]
byssus, a fine species of flax, also the linen made from it: Luk.16:19.†
(AS)

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