scarlet
kokkinos describes a scarlet-colored item or material in scenes of clothing, ritual objects, and trade.
The term consistently marks a scarlet-colored item or material: a robe, wool, an animal, clothing, and cargo. Its forms occur with items described in ritual action, clothing, visionary imagery, and merchandise without showing a separate lexical use.
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Scarlet-colored items and materials · dominant
Across the occurrences, the adjective marks items or materials by their scarlet color: in Hebrews 9:19 the APB renders "scarlet wool" among the materials used with blood and water; in Matthew 27:28 it renders a "scarlet robe." In Revelation 17:3, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 18:12, and Revelation 18:16, the APB presents scarlet in descriptions of an animal, clothing, and cargo.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly uses "scarlet" in these verses, attaching it to wool, a robe, an animal, clothing, and cargo. These renderings confirm the clauses' color descriptions rather than establish finer distinctions.