2847 kokkinos {kok'-kee-nos}
from 2848 (from the kernel-shape of the insect); TDNT - 3:812,450; adj
AV - scarlet 4, scarlet colour 1, scarlet coloured 1; 6
1) crimson, scarlet coloured. A kernel, the grain or berry of the
"ilex coccifera"; these berries are the clusters of the eggs of a
female insect, the "kermes" (resembling the cochineal), and when
collected and pulverised produces a red which was used in dyeing
(Pliny)
2) scarlet cloth or clothing