Greek word · G4718
σταφυλή
staphylē
grapes
Appears 3 times in 3 verses of the Greek New Testament. ·
What it means
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.).†
(AS)
From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).
Where it appears
Matthew · 1
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Matthew 7:16 σταφυλάς, grapes,
By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Here: Grape clusters, the prized produce of the vine. Vine and fig together were the classic picture of Israel's blessing and of the fruit God looks for.
Luke · 1
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Luke 6:44 σταφυλὴν grapes
For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
Here: A cluster of grapes. With the fig it makes up the classic pair of Israel's good fruit.
Revelation · 1
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Revelation 14:18 σταφυλαὶ grapes
Still 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.”
Here: The grapes themselves. Together with botryas it fills the scene with ripe fruit, setting up the winepress and the 'blood' of 14:20.
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