What does σῖτος (sîtos) mean in the Bible?
σῖτος (sîtos): Grain crop—especially wheat—fundamental to ancient Mediterranean survival and frequently used metaphorically for spiritual fruitfulness.
Greek · G4621
σῖτος
Grain, especially wheat
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σῖτος G4621
Pronunciation sîtos
What does σῖτος (sîtos) mean in the Bible?
σῖτος (sîtos): Grain crop—especially wheat—fundamental to ancient Mediterranean survival and frequently used metaphorically for spiritual fruitfulness.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4621?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wheat (6), grain (4), of wheat (4), [the] wheat (1).
Where does σῖτος (sîtos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (4), Matthew (4), Acts (2), Revelation (2).
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 wheat 6× Matthew 3:12, Matthew 13:25, Matthew 13:29, Luke 3:17
grain 4× Mark 4:28, Luke 12:18, Acts 7:12, Acts 27:38
of wheat 4× Luke 16:7, John 12:24, 1 Corinthians 15:37, Revelation 6:6
[the] wheat 1× Matthew 13:30
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:12 σῖτον to wheat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:25 σίτου to wheat Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Matthew 13:29 σῖτον to wheat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Matthew 13:30 σῖτον to [the] wheat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 4:28 σῖτον* to grain Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 3:17 σῖτον to wheat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 12:18 σῖτον to grain Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Luke 16:7 σίτου to of wheat Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Luke 22:31 σῖτον to wheat Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular John 12:24 σίτου to of wheat Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 3:12
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 7
Matthew 4 Mark 1 Luke 4 John 1 Acts 2 1 Corinthians 1 Revelation 2
Source forms
σῖτον 8x siton Matthew 3:12, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 13:30, Luke 3:17
σίτου 5x sitou Matthew 13:25, Luke 16:7, John 12:24, 1 Corinthians 15:37
σιτία 1x sitia Acts 7:12
σῖτον* 1x siton Mark 4:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 9x Matthew 3:12, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 13:30, Mark 4:28
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular 5x Matthew 13:25, Luke 16:7, John 12:24, 1 Corinthians 15:37
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Acts 7:12
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Grain crop—especially wheat—fundamental to ancient Mediterranean survival and frequently used metaphorically for spiritual fruitfulness.
Strong's G4621
Lexical occurrences 14 verses Greek text appearances 14 times Word forms 2 forms 14 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 12:13-21 Source Gloss
grain, especially wheat
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
14 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:12 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον siton
wheat, grain
Read verse Matthew 13:25 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
σίτου, sitou
wheat, grain
Read verse Matthew 13:29 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον. siton
wheat, grain
Read verse Matthew 13:30 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον siton
wheat, grain
Read verse Mark 4:28 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον siton
wheat, grain
Read verse Luke 3:17 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον siton
wheat, grain
Read verse Luke 16:7 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
σίτου. sitou
wheat, grain
Read verse Luke 22:31 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον· siton
wheat, grain
Read verse John 12:24 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
σίτου sitou
wheat, grain
Read verse Acts 7:12 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
σῖτα sita
wheat, grain
Read verse Acts 27:38 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον siton
wheat, grain
Read verse 1 Corinthians 15:37 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
σίτου sitou
wheat, grain
Read verse Revelation 6:6 Noun Genitive Singular Masculine
σίτου sitou
wheat, grain
Read verse Revelation 18:13 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
σῖτον, siton
wheat, 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 2 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 2 Aligned forms 14 Case pattern Accusative (9) Number pattern Singular (14)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Matt 13:25 · Luke 16:7 · John 12:24 · 1 Cor 15:37 · Rev 6:6 5×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 3:12 · Matt 13:29 · Matt 13:30 · Mark 4:28 · Luke 3:17 · Luke 12:18 · Luke 22:31 · Acts 27:38 · Rev 18:13 9×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Accumulated grain as wealth and material possession to be stored
Grain separated from chaff in winnowing, symbolizing judgment and purification
Essential commodity for sustenance, subject to hoarding and marketplace commerce
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 14 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σῖτος is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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