What does σταφυλή (staphylḗ) mean in the Bible?
σταφυλή (staphylḗ) is a Greek word meaning "a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined)".
Greek · G4718
σταφυλή
A cluster of grapes (as if intertwined)
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σταφυλή G4718
Pronunciation staphylḗ
What does σταφυλή (staphylḗ) mean in the Bible?
σταφυλή (staphylḗ) is a Greek word meaning "a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4718?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include grapes (2), . . . (1).
Where does σταφυλή (staphylḗ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 7:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1), Revelation (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 It grapes 2× Luke 6:44, Revelation 14:18
. . . 1× Matthew 7:16
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 7:16
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
σταφυλαὶ 1x staphylai Revelation 14:18
σταφυλὰς 1x staphylas Matthew 7:16
σταφυλὴν 1x staphylēn Luke 6:44
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x Matthew 7:16
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular 1x Luke 6:44
Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural 1x Revelation 14:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined)
Strong's G4718
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Greek text appearances 3 times Word forms 3 forms 3 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
a bunch of grapes: Mat.7:16, Luk.6:44, Rev.14:18. "σ. is properly the ripe grape-cluster as opposite to ὄμφαξ, cf. Gen.40:10, Job.15:33; as contrasted with βότρυς, it describes the grapes rather than the cluster on which they grow" (Swete, Apoc., 187 f.).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 7:16 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σταφυλήν, stafulhn
a grape, cluster of grapes
Read verse Luke 6:44 Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
σταφυλήν. stafulhn
a grape, cluster of grapes
Read verse Revelation 14:18 Noun Nominative Plural Feminine
σταφυλαὶ stafulai
a grape, cluster of grapes
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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 14:18 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 7:16 1×
Accusative · Singular · Feminine Luke 6:44 1×
Word Origins
σταφυλή is built from this root:
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