Sitos σῖτος
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| σῖτος | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | sitos |
| Strong's number | G4621 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | grain |
| Occurrences | 14 in 14 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (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)
[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
| KJV | wheat (12), corn (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wheat (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
- Matthew 3:12Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Matthew 13:25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
- Matthew 13:29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
Mark
- Mark 4:28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
Luke
- Luke 3:17Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.His winnowing fork is in His hand to clear His threshing floor and to gather the wheat into His barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”
- Luke 12:18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
- Luke 16:7Then said he to another, And how much owest thou? And he said, An hundred measures of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and write fourscore.Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred measures of wheat,’ he replied. ‘Take your bill and write eighty,’ he told him.
- Luke 22:31And the Lord said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift each of you like wheat.
John
- John 12:24Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit.Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.
Acts
- Acts 27:38And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea.After the men had eaten their fill, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 15:37And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
Revelation
- Revelation 6:6And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”
- Revelation 18:13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and chariots; of slaves and souls of men.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).