ζιζάνιον

zizanionweedHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · neuter8 occurrences1 book8 verses

Definition

ζιζάνιον, -ου, τό

(in Talmud זוּנִין),

zizanium (EV, tares), a kind of darnel, resembling wheat: Matthew 13:25-40 (cf. DB, see word "Tares").

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Matthew 13:25ζιζάνια · weeds
    But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
  2. Matthew 13:26ζιζάνια · weeds
    When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
  3. Matthew 13:27ζιζάνια · [the] weeds {come from}
    The 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?’
  4. Matthew 13:29ζιζάνια · weeds [now]
    ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
  5. Matthew 13:30ζιζάνια · weeds
    Let 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.’”
  6. Matthew 13:36ζιζανίων · weeds
    Then 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.”
  7. Matthew 13:38ζιζάνιά · [The] weeds
    The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
  8. Matthew 13:40ζιζάνια · weeds
    As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.