Stilbo describes the shining appearance of clothing made white in Mark 9:3.

Its sole attested use describes clothing taking on a shining appearance as it becomes white in Mark 9:3.

1. Shining appearance of clothing · dominant

   In Mark 9:3, στίλβοντα is a present active participle in the clause about the clothing becoming white; the APB renders the verse, “And his clothing became shining white, such as no bleacher on the earth is able to bleach in this way.”

   Mark 9:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 9:3, the APB presents the clothing as “shining white.” This phrase confirms the verse’s overall depiction rather than isolating a precise English equivalent for the term.