Staphulē σταφυλή
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| σταφυλή | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | staphulē |
| Strong's number | G4718 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | grapes |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Matthew (1) |
Staphulē (Greek σταφυλή, Strong's G4718) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “grapes”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
σταφυλή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for עֵנָב ;]
a bunch of grapes: Mat.7:16, Luk.6:44, Rev.14:18. "σ. is properly the ripe grape-cluster as opposite to ὄμφαξ, cf. Gen.40:10, Job.15:33; as contrasted with βότρυς, it describes the grapes rather than the cluster on which they grow" (Swete, Apoc., 187 f.).†
(AS)
[in LXX for עֵנָב ;]
a bunch of grapes: Mat.7:16, Luk.6:44, Rev.14:18. "σ. is properly the ripe grape-cluster as opposite to ὄμφαξ, cf. Gen.40:10, Job.15:33; as contrasted with βότρυς, it describes the grapes rather than the cluster on which they grow" (Swete, Apoc., 187 f.).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | grapes (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | grapes (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Staphulē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Matthew
- Matthew 7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Luke
- Luke 6:44For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
Revelation
- Revelation 14:18And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.Still another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”
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).