Word Study · Strong's G2215 · Greek
ζιζάνιον
zizanion
dziz-an'-ee-on
Strong's 1890 spelling: zizánion
“darnel or false grain”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
darnel or false grain
Rendered in the KJV as
tares.
- 8occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 5inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 5
- ζιζάνια4
- ζιζάνιά1
- ζιζάνια;1
- ζιζάνια.1
- ζιζανίων1
How it is rendered · 4
- weeds5
- the weeds1
- weeds?1
- weeds.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · accusative (object) · neuter plural4
- noun · nominative (subject) · neuter plural3
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter plural1
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- N-APN · 4
- N-NPN · 3
- N-GPN · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Matthew8 occurrences
- Matthew 13:25ζιζάνιαzizanianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralBut while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.here: weeds
- Matthew 13:26ζιζάνια.zizanianoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralWhen the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.here: weeds.
- Matthew 13:27ζιζάνια;zizanianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralThe owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’here: weeds?
- Matthew 13:29ζιζάνιαzizanianoun · accusative (object) · neuter plural‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.here: weeds
- Matthew 13:30ζιζάνιαzizanianoun · accusative (object) · neuter pluralLet both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”here: weeds
- Matthew 13:36ζιζανίωνzizaniōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter pluralThen Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”here: weeds
- Matthew 13:38ζιζάνιάzizanianoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralThe field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,here: the weeds
- Matthew 13:40ζιζάνιαzizanianoun · nominative (subject) · neuter pluralAs the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.here: weeds