The corpus record

βύσσινος

bussinos

made of βύσσος

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Where it lives

Esther 4 · 7.23/10k
Revelation 5 · 5.05/10k
Daniel (LXX) 4 · 3.81/10k
Seven Against Thebes 1 · 1.99/10k
Persians 1 · 1.96/10k
Paralipomenon I 2 · 1.5/10k
Bacchae 1 · 1.33/10k
Esdras I 1 · 1.22/10k
Exodus 2 · 0.84/10k
Paralipomenon II 1 · 0.51/10k
Isaias 1 · 0.38/10k
Ezechiel 1 · 0.35/10k

Densest 12 of 14 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

βύσσινος · byssinos — LSJ

made of βύσσος, fine linen

made of βύσσος, σινδὼν β. fine linen bandage, used for mummy-cloths, Hdt. 2.86; for wounds, Id. 7.181; πέπλοι A. Pers. 125 (lyr.), E. Ba. 821; φάρος S. Fr. 373; ὀθόνια β. OGI 90.17 (Rosetta), PStrassb. 91.16 (i B. C.), Aristeas 320; β. περιβόλαια PStrassb. 91.9 (i B. C.); βύσσινον, τό, LXX Es. 1.6 (pl.), al., Apoc. 19.8; ὀθόνια καὶ βύσσινα PHolm. 15.26.

= πορφυροῦς, Hsch.

In the wild

βυσσίνοις · byssinois Aeschylus, Persians 115–125
βυσσίνου · byssinou Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes 1043–1045
βυσσίνους · byssinous Euripides, Bacchae 821
βυσσίνης · byssinēs Herodotus, Histories 2.86.6 (DIORISIS sentence 2136)
βυσσίνης · byssinēs Herodotus, Histories 7.181.2 (DIORISIS sentence 8120)
βυσσίνου · byssinou New Testament, Revelation 18.11 (DIORISIS sentence 355)

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Where it came from

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