What does κόκκος · σίναπι mean in the Bible?
κόκκος · σίναπι is a Greek phrase meaning "mustard seed".
Greek · G2848, G4615
κόκκῳ σινάπεως
A kernel of seed · mustard (the plant)
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κόκκος G2848 a kernel of seed
Pronunciation kókkos
A tiny grain, especially mustard seed, symbolizing insignificant beginnings that produce disproportionately large results.
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σίναπι G4615 mustard (the plant)
Pronunciation sínapi
A proverbial plant symbolizing tiny beginnings that grow into substantial, unexpected greatness in kingdom parables.
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What does κόκκῳ σινάπεως (kokkō sinapeōs) mean in the Bible?
κόκκος · σίναπι is a Greek phrase meaning "mustard seed".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2848, G4615?
G2848, G4615 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. mustard seed
Source Gloss
mustard seed
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 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 3 Aligned forms 7 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (7)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 12:24 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:31 · Mark 4:31 · Luke 13:19 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 17:20 · Luke 17:6 · 1 Cor 15:37 3×
Word Origins
κόκκῳ σινάπεως is a primary word - no further derivation.
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