Sitos σῖτος

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Sitos
σῖτος
Transliterationsitos
Strong's numberG4621
LanguageGreek
Part of speechmasculine noun
Glossgrain
Occurrences14 in 14 verses
Most frequent inMatthew (4)

Sitos (Greek σῖτος, Strong's G4621) is a Greek masculine noun meaning “grain”. It occurs 14 times in 14 verses of the New Testament.

Definition

σῖτος, -ου, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for דָּגָן ;]
wheat, corn: Mat.3:12 13:25, 29-30 Mrk.4:28, Luk.3:17 12:18 16:7 22:32, Jhn.12:24, Act.27:38, 1Co.15:37, Rev.6:6 18:13.†
σιτίοι, -ου, τό
(dimin. of σῖτος), [in LXX: Pro.30:22 (לֶחֶם)* ;]
1. corn, grain: Act.7:12 (but see 131., § 9, 1).
2. Mostly in pl., σιτία, bread, food, provisions (LXX, l.with, Hdt., al.).†
(AS)

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

KJVwheat (12), corn (2)
BSBwheat (11), grain (4)

Verses

Every verse with Sitos, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Matthew

Mark

Luke

John

Acts

1 Corinthians

Revelation

Notes

  1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
  2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).
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