The Koine Bible

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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ζύμη

Lemmaζύμη
Citation formζύμη, ης, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossleaven, ferment
Strong’sG2219
Transliterationzýmē
Definitionferment (as if boiling up)
KJV glosses:--leaven.
Derivationprobably from
SBLGNT occurrences11

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ζύμη
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — 1 Corinthians 5:6
noun, nominative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----NSF-) — Galatians 5:9
ζύμῃ
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Matthew 13:33
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — Luke 13:21
noun, dative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----DSF-) — 1 Corinthians 5:8
ζύμην
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-) — 1 Corinthians 5:7
ζύμης
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 16:11
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 16:12
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Matthew 16:6
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Mark 8:15
noun, genitive, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----GSF-) — Luke 12:1

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ζυμη.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ζύμη with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.