Word Study · Strong's G2220 · Greek

ζυμόω

zymoo

dzoo-mo'-o

Strong's 1890 spelling: zymóō

“to cause to ferment”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to cause to ferment

Rendered in the KJV as

leaven.

4
occurrencesin the New Testament
4 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
3
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 4 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 3

ἐζυμώθη2
ζυμοῖ;1
ζυμοῖ.1

How it is rendered · 3

was leavened2
leavens?1
leavens.1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singular2
verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular2

Show the grammar codes as tagged

V-API-3S · 2
V-PAI-3S · 2

All 4, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 4 · 25%
Luke1 of 4 · 25%
1 Corinthians1 of 4 · 25%
Galatians1 of 4 · 25%

Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 13:33ἐζυμώθηezumōthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularHe told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”here: was leavened

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 13:21ἐζυμώθηezumōthēverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 3rd person singularIt is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”here: was leavened

1 Corinthians1 occurrence

1 Corinthians 5:6ζυμοῖ;zumoiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularYour boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?here: leavens?

Galatians1 occurrence

Galatians 5:9ζυμοῖ.zumoiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularA little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.here: leavens.

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