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
στάχυς (stáchys): The mature grain head itself, distinct from the stalk or the grain kernel within the husk
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στάχυςG4719
Pronunciationstáchys
What does στάχυς (stáchys) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itheads of grain2×Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
. . .1×Mark 4:28
[the] head1×Mark 4:28
[the] heads of grain1×Matthew 12:1
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 12:1στάχυαςto[the] heads of grainNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralMark 2:23στάχυαςtoheads of grainNoun - Accusative Masculine PluralMark 4:28στάχυνto[the] headNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularMark 4:28στάχυϊto. . .Noun - Dative Masculine SingularLuke 6:1στάχυαςtoheads of grainNoun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 12:1
Aligned rows5
Books represented3
Matthew1Mark3Luke1
Source forms
στάχυας3xstachyasMatthew 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
στάχυϊ1xstachuiMark 4:28
στάχυν1xstachynMark 4:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural3xMatthew 12:1, Mark 2:23, Luke 6:1
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular1xMark 4:28
Noun - Dative Masculine Singular1xMark 4:28
Evidence Summary
Greek word. The mature grain head itself, distinct from the stalk or the grain kernel within the husk
Strong'sG4719
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms3 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a head of grain (as standing out from the stalk)
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek 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 12:1Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
στάχυαςstacuav
a head of grain
Read verseMark 2:23Noun Accusative Plural Masculine
στάχυας.stacuav
a head of grain
Read verseMark 4:28Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
στάχυν,stacun
a head of grain
Read verseMark 4:28Noun Dative Singular Masculine
στάχυϊ.stacui
a head of grain
Read verseLuke 6:1Noun 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 patterns3Aligned forms5Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternPlural (3)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Singular · MasculineMark 4:281×
Accusative · Plural · MasculineMatt 12:1 · Mark 2:23 · Luke 6:13×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineMark 4:281×
Word Origins
στάχυς is built from this root: