Word Study · Strong's G4615 · Greek
σίναπι
sinapi
sin'-ap-ee
Strong's 1890 spelling: sínapi
“mustard (the plant)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
mustard (the plant)
Rendered in the KJV as
mustard.
- 5occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 5 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- σινάπεως,3
- σινάπεως2
How it is rendered · 2
- of mustard,3
- of mustard2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- noun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular5
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Where this word lives
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Matthew2 occurrences
- Matthew 13:31σινάπεως,sinapeōsnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularHe put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.here: of mustard,
- Matthew 17:20σινάπεως,sinapeōsnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singular“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”here: of mustard,
Luke2 occurrences
- Luke 13:19σινάπεωςsinapeōsnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularIt is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”here: of mustard
- Luke 17:6σινάπεως,sinapeōsnoun · genitive (“of”) · neuter singularAnd the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.here: of mustard,