Strong's Lexicon
G2215 — ζιζάνιον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2215 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ζιζάνιον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | of uncertain origin |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 8 |
| Transliteration: | zizanion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | dziz-an'-ee-on |
| Meaning: | 1. darnel, a poisonous ryegrass weed (a false grain) 2. (specially) darnel, a weed that greatly resembles wheat until ripe. Close examination will often fail to discern the difference until its black grain appears. It is most toxic just before harvest. Its poison causes lethargy, deep sleep, and even death 3. (figuratively) wicked people sown by Satan amidst the Saints of God, that until harvest, have a resemblence of godliness (but you shall know them by their fruit) |
| KJV Renderings: | tares |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ζιζάνιον, ζιζανιου, τό (doubtless a word of Semitic origin; Arabic , Syriac )NzYz [] (see Schaaf, Lex. under the word, p. 148), Talmud æÂåÈðÄéï or æåÌðÄéï; Suidas ζιζάνιον. ἡ ἐν τῷ σίτῳ αἰρα), zizanium (A. V. tares), a kind of darnel, bastard wheat (but see references below), resembling wheat except that the grains are black: Matthew 13:25-27, 29f, 38, 38, 40. (Geoponica (for references see B. D. American edition, p. 3177 note)). Cf. Winers RWB under the word Lolch; Furrer in Schenkel B. L. 4:57; (B. D., and Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, under the word ).
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Englishman's Greek Concordance
ζιζάνιον (tares)
Matthew 13:25
- KJV: But while men slept his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat and went his way
- GK: εν δε τω καθεύδειν τους ανθρώπους ήλθεν αυτού ο εχθρός και έσπειρε ζιζάνια αναμέσον του σίτου και απήλθεν
Matthew 13:26
- KJV: But when the blade was sprung up and brought forth fruit then appeared the tares also
- GK: ότε δε εβλάστησεν ο χόρτος και καρπόν εποίησε τότε εφάνη και τα ζιζάνια
Matthew 13:27
- KJV: So the servants of the householder came and said unto him Sir didst not thou sow good seed in thy field from whence then hath it tares
- GK: προσελθόντες δε οι δούλοι του οικοδεσπότου είπον αυτώ κύριε ουχί καλόν σπέρμα έσπειρας εν τω σω αγρώ πόθεν ουν έχει τα ζιζάνια
Matthew 13:29
- KJV: But he said Nay lest while ye gather up the tares ye root up also the wheat with them
- GK: ο δε έφη ου μήποτε συλλέγοντες τα ζιζάνια εκριζώσητε άμα αυτοίς τον σίτον
Matthew 13:30
- KJV: Let 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
- GK: άφετε συναυξάνεσθαι αμφότερα μέχρι του θερισμού και εν τω καιρώ του θερισμού ερώ τοις θερισταίς συλλέξατε πρώτον τα ζιζάνια και δήσατε αυτά εις δέσμας προς το κατακαύσαι αυτά τον δε σίτον συναγάγετε εις την αποθήκην μου
Matthew 13:36
- KJV: Then Jesus sent the multitude away and went into the house and his disciples came unto him saying Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field
- GK: τότε αφείς τους όχλους ήλθεν εις την οικίαν ο Ιησούς και προσήλθον αυτώ οι μαθηταί αυτού λέγοντες φράσον ημίν την παραβολήν των ζιζανίων του αγρού
Matthew 13:38
- KJV: The field is the world the good seed are the children of the kingdom but the tares are the children of the wicked
- GK: ο δε αγρός εστιν ο κόσμος το δε καλόν σπέρμα ούτοί εισιν οι υιοί της βασιλείας τα δε ζιζάνιά εισιν οι υιοί του πονηρού
Matthew 13:40
- KJV: As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire so shall it be in the end of this world
- GK: ώσπερ ουν συλλέγεται τα ζιζάνια και πυρί κατακαίεται ούτως έσται εν τη συντελεία του αιώνος τούτου
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