συκάμινος

sukaminosmulberry treeHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

συκάμινος, -ου, ἡ

[in LXX for שִׁקְמָה (pl.) ;]

the mulberry tree

(Lat. morus; cf. μόρον, 1Ma.6.34 *),

the sycamine: Luke 17:6. (In LXX, σ. appears to represent the συκόμορος (see: συκομορέα), but St. Luke distinguishes between the two; see ICC, in l; DB, iv, 634.)

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Occurrences

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  1. Luke 17:6συκαμίνῳ · mulberry tree
    And 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.