Definition
σταφυλή, -ῆς, ἡ
[in LXX for עֵנָב ;]
a bunch of grapes: Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:44, Revelation 14:18. "σ. is properly the ripe grape-cluster as opposite to ὄμφαξ, cf. Genesis 40:10, Job 15:33; as contrasted with βότρυς, it describes the grapes rather than the cluster on which they grow" (Swete, Apoc., 187 f.).
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as σταφυλή:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Matthew 7:16σταφυλὰςBy their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
- Luke 6:44σταφυλὴν · grapesFor each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
- Revelation 14:18σταφυλαὶ · grapesStill another angel, with authority over the fire, came from the altar and called out in a loud voice to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sharp sickle and gather the clusters of grapes from the vine of the earth, because its grapes are ripe.”