What does στάχυς (stáchys) mean in the Bible?
στάχυς (stáchys): The mature grain head itself, distinct from the stalk or the grain kernel within the husk
Greek · G4719
στάχυς
A head of grain (as standing out from the stalk)
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στάχυς G4719
Pronunciation stáchys
What does στάχυς (stáchys) mean in the Bible?
στάχυς (stáchys): The mature grain head itself, distinct from the stalk or the grain kernel within the husk
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4719?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include heads of grain (2), . . . (1), [the] head (1), [the] heads of grain (1).
Where does στάχυς (stáchys) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 12:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Luke (1), Matthew (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 heads of grain 2× Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
. . . 1× Mark 4:28
[the] head 1× Mark 4:28
[the] heads of grain 1× Matthew 12:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:1 στάχυας to [the] heads of grain Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Mark 2:23 στάχυας to heads of grain Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Mark 4:28 στάχυν to [the] head Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Mark 4:28 στάχυϊ to . . . Noun - Dative Masculine Singular Luke 6:1 στάχυας to heads of grain Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 12:1
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 3 Luke 1
Source forms
στάχυας 3x stachyas Matthew 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
στάχυϊ 1x stachui Mark 4:28
στάχυν 1x stachyn Mark 4:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural 3x Matthew 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 4:28
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular 1x Mark 4:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. The mature grain head itself, distinct from the stalk or the grain kernel within the husk
Strong's G4719
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a head of grain (as standing out from the stalk)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 12:1 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
στάχυας stacuav
a head of grain
Read verse Mark 2:23 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
στάχυας. stacuav
a head of grain
Read verse Mark 4:28 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
στάχυν, stacun
a head of grain
Read verse Mark 4:28 Noun Dative Singular Masculine
στάχυϊ. stacui
a head of grain
Read verse Luke 6:1 Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
στάχυας, stacuav
a head of 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 patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (4) Number pattern Plural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · Masculine Mark 4:28 1×
Accusative · Plural · Masculine Matt 12:1 · Mark 2:23 · Luke 6:1 3×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Mark 4:28 1×
Word Origins
στάχυς 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