What does ἄμπελος · ἀληθινός mean in the Bible?
ἄμπελος · ἀληθινός is a Greek phrase meaning "the genuine, ultimate vine".
Greek · G288, G228
ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή
A vine (as coiling about a support) · truthful
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ἄμπελοςG288a vine (as coiling about a support)
Pronunciationámpelos
A vine characterized by its coiling growth around supports, used figuratively for Christ and judgment in John and Revelation.
Open lexicon entry →ἀληθινόςG228truthful
Pronunciationalēthinós
Open lexicon entry →What does ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή (hē ampelos hē alēthinē) mean in the Bible?
ἄμπελος · ἀληθινός is a Greek phrase meaning "the genuine, ultimate vine".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G288, G228?
G288, G228 is connected to 9 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. the genuine, ultimate vine
Source Gloss
the genuine, ultimate vine
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 patterns4Aligned forms9Case patternGenitive (4)Number patternSingular (9)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineJohn 15:1 · John 15:5 · Jas 3:123×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 26:29 · Mark 14:25 · Luke 22:18 · Rev 14:184×
Dative · Singular · FeminineJohn 15:41×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineRev 14:191×
Word Origins
ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή is built from these roots: