What does ζυμόω (zymóō) mean in the Bible?
ζυμόω (zymóō) is a Greek word meaning "to cause to ferment".
Greek · G2220
ζυμόω
To cause to ferment
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ζυμόω G2220
Pronunciation zymóō
What does ζυμόω (zymóō) mean in the Bible?
ζυμόω (zymóō) is a Greek word meaning "to cause to ferment".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2220?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include was leavened (2), works through (2).
Where does ζυμόω (zymóō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:33. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), Luke (1), Matthew (1).
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 was leavened 2× Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21
works through 2× 1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:33 ἐζυμώθη to was leavened Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Luke 13:21 ἐζυμώθη to was leavened Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1 Corinthians 5:6 ζυμοῖ to works through Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Galatians 5:9 ζυμοῖ to works through Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:33
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 4
Matthew 1 Luke 1 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1
Source forms
ἐζυμώθη 2x ezymōthē Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21
ζυμοῖ 2x zymoi 1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 2x Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 2x 1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to cause to ferment
Strong's G2220
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 1 form 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to cause to ferment
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:33 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐζυμώθη ezumwqh
I leaven, ferment
Read verse Luke 13:21 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἐζυμώθη ezumwqh
I leaven, ferment
Read verse 1 Corinthians 5:6 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ζυμοῖ; zumoi
I leaven, ferment
Read verse Galatians 5:9 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ζυμοῖ. zumoi
I leaven, ferment
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Aorist, Present Voices Passive, Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Aorist Passive Matt 13:33 · Luke 13:21 2×
Present Active 1 Cor 5:6 · Gal 5:9 2×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 aorist 2
Voice
active 2 passive 2
Mood
indicative 4
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
ζυμόω is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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