What does ἄζυμος (ázymos) mean in the Bible?
ἄζυμος (ázymos): Literal unleavened bread; figuratively represents moral purity and freedom from corruption in Christian living.
Greek · G106
ἄζυμος
Unleavened
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ἄζυμος G106
Pronunciation ázymos
What does ἄζυμος (ázymos) mean in the Bible?
ἄζυμος (ázymos): Literal unleavened bread; figuratively represents moral purity and freedom from corruption in Christian living.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G106?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Feast of Unleavened [Bread] (2), Unleavened [Bread] (2), [Feast of] Unleavened Bread (1), [the] unleavened [bread] (1), of the Feast of Unleavened [Bread] (1).
Where does ἄζυμος (ázymos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 26:17. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Acts (2), Luke (2), Mark (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Feast of Unleavened [Bread] 2× Matthew 26:17, Acts 12:3
Unleavened [Bread] 2× Luke 22:1, Luke 22:7
[Feast of] Unleavened Bread 1× Mark 14:1
[the] unleavened [bread] 1× 1 Corinthians 5:8
of the Feast of Unleavened [Bread] 1× Mark 14:12
unleavened 1× 1 Corinthians 5:7
Unleavened Bread 1× Acts 20:6
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 26:17 ἀζύμων to Feast of Unleavened [Bread] Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Mark 14:1 ἄζυμα to [Feast of] Unleavened Bread Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural Mark 14:12 ἀζύμων to of the Feast of Unleavened [Bread] Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Luke 22:1 ἀζύμων to Unleavened [Bread] Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Luke 22:7 ἀζύμων to Unleavened [Bread] Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 12:3 ἀζύμων to Feast of Unleavened [Bread] Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural Acts 20:6 ἀζύμων to Unleavened Bread Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural 1 Corinthians 5:7 ἄζυμοι to unleavened Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1 Corinthians 5:8 ἀζύμοις to [the] unleavened [bread] Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 26:17
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Luke 2 Acts 2 1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
ἀζύμων 6x azymōn Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, Luke 22:1, Luke 22:7
ἄζυμα 1x azyma Mark 14:1
ἄζυμοι 1x azymoi 1 Corinthians 5:7
ἀζύμοις 1x azymois 1 Corinthians 5:8
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural 6x Matthew 26:17, Mark 14:12, Luke 22:1, Luke 22:7
Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 5:8
Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 5:7
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Mark 14:1
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Literal unleavened bread; figuratively represents moral purity and freedom from corruption in Christian living.
Strong's G106
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 4 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Acts 20:1-6 Source Gloss
unleavened
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 26:17 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀζύμων azumwn
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse Mark 14:1 Adjective Nominative Plural Neuter
ἄζυμα azuma
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse Mark 14:12 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀζύμων, azumwn
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse Luke 22:1 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀζύμων, azumwn
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse Luke 22:7 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀζύμων, azumwn
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse Acts 12:3 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀζύμων· azumwn
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse Acts 20:6 Adjective Genitive Plural Neuter
ἀζύμων azumwn
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse 1 Corinthians 5:7 Adjective Nominative Plural Masculine
ἄζυμοι. azumoi
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verse 1 Corinthians 5:8 Adjective Dative Plural Neuter
ἀζύμοις azumoiv
unleavened, the paschal feast, uncorrupted
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 9 Case pattern Genitive (6) Number pattern Plural (9)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Neuter Mark 14:1 1×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 1 Cor 5:7 1×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Matt 26:17 · Mark 14:12 · Luke 22:1 · Luke 22:7 · Acts 12:3 · Acts 20:6 6×
Dative · Plural · Neuter 1 Cor 5:8 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
Festival period following Passover.
Showing 1 selected witness from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἄζυμος is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Situates the narrative within the Jewish liturgical calendar. Acts 20:1-6
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain