fine linen
bussinos describes linen presented as a valuable textile in cargo lists and as clothing.
The attested use describes linen as a valued textile: it occurs among cargo in Revelation 18:12 and as clothing in Revelation 18:16, Revelation 19:14, and Revelation 19:8, where the final verse connects the linen with the righteous deeds of the saints.
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Linen as valuable goods and clothing · dominant
In Revelation 18:12, the genitive singular neuter form occurs in a list of cargo, and the APB renders the list with “fine linen.” The accusative singular neuter form occurs in clothing clauses in Revelation 18:16, Revelation 19:14, and Revelation 19:8; the APB renders garments of “fine linen,” “fine white clean linen,” and “bright clean fine linen,” with Revelation 19:8 relating the linen to “the righteous deeds of the saints.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term in linen phrases, adding descriptors such as “fine,” “white,” “clean,” and “bright” in different verses. Those added descriptors cannot all be assigned specifically to this term.