What does ζύμη · Φαρισαῖος · Σαδδουκαῖος mean in the Bible?
ζύμη · Φαρισαῖος · Σαδδουκαῖος is a Greek phrase meaning "ferment (as if boiling up)".
Greek · G2219, G5330, G4523
ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων
Ferment (as if boiling up) · a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary · a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
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ζύμη G2219 ferment (as if boiling up)
Pronunciation zýmē
Pervasive moral influence, typically corrupting; small amount affects whole community or person.
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Φαρισαῖος G5330 a separatist, i.e. exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary
Pronunciation Pharisaîos
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Σαδδουκαῖος G4523 a Sadducæan (i.e. Tsadokian), or follower of a certain heretical Israelite
Pronunciation Saddoukaîos
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What does ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων (zymes ton Pharisaion kai Saddoukaion) mean in the Bible?
ζύμη · Φαρισαῖος · Σαδδουκαῖος is a Greek phrase meaning "ferment (as if boiling up)".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2219, G5330, G4523?
G2219, G5330, G4523 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. ferment (as if boiling up)
Source Gloss
ferment (as if boiling up)
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 13 Case pattern Genitive (6) Number pattern Singular (13)
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 5:6 · Gal 5:9 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Matt 16:6 · Matt 16:11 · Matt 16:12 · Mark 8:15 · Luke 12:1 6×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Matt 13:33 · Luke 13:21 · 1 Cor 5:8 4×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine 1 Cor 5:7 1×
Word Origins
ζύμης τῶν Φαρισαίων καὶ Σαδδουκαίων is built from this root:
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
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