What does κόκκος (kókkos) mean in the Bible?
κόκκος (kókkos): A tiny grain, especially mustard seed, symbolizing insignificant beginnings that produce disproportionately large results.
Greek · G2848
κόκκος
A kernel of seed
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κόκκοςG2848
Pronunciationkókkos
What does κόκκος (kókkos) mean in the Bible?
κόκκος (kókkos): A tiny grain, especially mustard seed, symbolizing insignificant beginnings that produce disproportionately large results.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2848?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include seed (2), vvv (2), a kernel (1), a mustard seed (1), a seed (1).
Where does κόκκος (kókkos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:31. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), Matthew (2), 1 Corinthians (1), John (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 Itseed2×Matthew 13:31, Matthew 17:20
vvv2×Luke 13:19, Luke 17:6
a kernel1×John 12:24
a mustard seed1×Mark 4:31
a seed1×1 Corinthians 15:37
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 13:31κόκκῳtoseedNoun - Dative Masculine SingularMatthew 17:20κόκκονtoseedNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMark 4:31κόκκῳtoa mustard seedNoun - Dative Masculine SingularLuke 13:19κόκκῳtovvvNoun - Dative Masculine SingularLuke 17:6κόκκονtovvvNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularJohn 12:24κόκκοςtoa kernelNoun - Nominative Masculine Singular1 Corinthians 15:37κόκκονtoa seedNoun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 13:31
Aligned rows7
Books represented5
Matthew2Mark1Luke2John11 Corinthians1
Source forms
κόκκον3xkokkonMatthew 17:20, Luke 17:6, 1 Corinthians 15:37
κόκκῳ3xkokkōMatthew 13:31, Mark 4:31, Luke 13:19
κόκκος1xkokkosJohn 12:24
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular3xMatthew 17:20, Luke 17:6, 1 Corinthians 15:37
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular3xMatthew 13:31, Mark 4:31, Luke 13:19
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular1xJohn 12:24
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A tiny grain, especially mustard seed, symbolizing insignificant beginnings that produce disproportionately large results.
Strong'sG2848
Lexical occurrences7 versesGreek text appearances7 timesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a kernel of seed
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
7 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:31Noun Dative Singular Masculine
κόκκῳkokkw
a kernel, grain
Read verseMatthew 17:20Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κόκκονkokkon
a kernel, grain
Read verseMark 4:31Noun Dative Singular Masculine
κόκκῳkokkw
a kernel, grain
Read verseLuke 13:19Noun Dative Singular Masculine
κόκκῳkokkw
a kernel, grain
Read verseLuke 17:6Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κόκκονkokkon
a kernel, grain
Read verseJohn 12:24Noun Nominative Singular Masculine
κόκκοςkokkov
a kernel, grain
Read verse1 Corinthians 15:37Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
κόκκον,kokkon
a kernel, grain
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 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 patterns3Aligned forms7Case patternAccusative (3)Number patternSingular (7)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJohn 12:241×
Dative · Singular · MasculineMatt 13:31 · Mark 4:31 · Luke 13:193×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMatt 17:20 · Luke 17:6 · 1 Cor 15:373×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Witnesses
John 12:20-36κόκκοςkókkos
grain, seed
Luke 13:18–21κόκκῳkókkos
Seed, grain
Mark 4:30–34κόκκοςkókkos
seed, small grain
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 7 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
κόκκος is a primary word - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
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