Occurrences
Mélas occurs 3 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Revelation (2)
- Matthew 5:36 — Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black (μέλαιναν).
- Revelation 6:5 — And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black (μέλας) horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
- Revelation 6:12 — And I beheld when he had opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black (μέλας) as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;