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τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐλαίᾳ

One's own/private · an olive (the tree or the fruit)

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ἴδιος G2398 one's own/private
Pronunciation ídios
Emphasizes what belongs distinctly to someone, contrasting with shared or others' property.
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ἐλαία G1636 an olive (the tree or the fruit)
Pronunciation elaía
Refers to both the cultivated olive tree and its fruit; symbolizes peace and covenant blessing in Scripture.
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What does τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐλαίᾳ (tē idia elaia) mean in the Bible?

ἴδιος · ἐλαία is a Greek word meaning "pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate". pertaining to self, i.

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Meaning

pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Plural · Masculine John 1:11 1×
Nominative · Plural · Neuter John 10:12 1×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Titus 1:12 1×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Acts 20:28 · 1 Cor 7:4 · 1 Cor 7:37 · Heb 9:12 · Heb 13:12 6×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Luke 6:44 · Rom 8:32 · 1 Tim 3:4 · 1 Tim 3:5 · 2 Pet 3:17 5×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine Acts 24:23 · 1 Thess 2:14 · 1 Tim 3:12 · 1 Tim 5:8 4×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 25:19 · Jas 1:14 · 2 Pet 1:20 · 2 Pet 2:16 4×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter John 8:44 · Heb 4:10 2×
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Heb 7:27 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine John 4:44 · Acts 1:7 · Acts 1:19 · Acts 2:6 · Acts 2:8 · Acts 3:12 · Acts 13:36 · Acts 24:24 · Rom 11:24 · 1 Cor 7:37 · 1 Cor 12:11 · 2 Pet 1:3 12×
114 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred Luke 22 — The Passover Betrayal, the New Covenant Meal, and the Suffering Servant King Mark 11 — The King Comes to Jerusalem: Fig Tree, Temple Judgment, Faith, Forgiveness, and Authority Mark 13 — Watch and Endure: Temple Judgment, Gospel Witness, Tribulation, the Son of Man, and Readiness Mark 14 — The Son of Man Handed Over: Anointing, Supper, Gethsemane, Betrayal, Trial, and Denial Matthew 14 — The Death of John, the Compassion of Jesus, and the Son of God over Bread, Sea, and Fear Matthew 17 — The Glory of the Son, the Coming of Elijah, the Failure of Little Faith, and the Son’s Humble Freedom Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership Matthew 24 — The Olivet Discourse: Temple Desolation, Coming Judgment, the Son of Man, and Watchful Readiness

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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