noun · feminine
ampelas
Greekἄμπελος (ampelos)
Strong’sG288
a vine
stem ampel-9 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἄμπελος, -ου, ἡ,
[in LXX for גֶּפֶן;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G288 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | ampelas3×ἄμπελος | ampelais |
| object accusative | ampelan1×ἄμπελον | ampelain |
| direct address vocative | ampelar | ampelair |
| of, belonging to genitive | ampelau4×ἀμπέλου | ampelaiu |
| to, for dative | ampela1×ἀμπέλῳ | ampelai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
ampela is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
9 occurrences, every one of them listed
ampelas“vine”subjectnominative singular3×
John 15:1“vine”Mis amō tas ampelas tas alēthinas, kai tos patēros mu tos geōrgos atō;“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard.
John 15:5“vine”mis amō tas ampelas, vis teim klēmeim. tos menarōtos en mi kamis en auto houtos feratō karpon pollon, hoti chōris mu ouk dunevō poiarō oudenem.I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
James 3:12“grapevine”mē dunetō, adelfoir mu, sukas elaiain poiara ē ampelas sukeim? oute halukem glukuem poiara hudōrem.My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
ampelan“vine”objectaccusative singular1×
Revelation 14:19“vine”kai ballata tos angelos tem drepanem autou eis tan gēan, kai trugata tan ampelan tau gēau, kai ballata eis tan lēnan tou thumou tou theou ton megon.So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.
ampelau“vine”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 26:29“vine”legamō de vi, ouk mē pinameia apo arti ek houteu teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs tau hēmerau ekeinau hotan autem pinameiō meta vu kainem en ta basileia tou patērou mu.I tell you, I will not drink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in My Father’s kingdom.”
Mark 14:25“vine”amēn legamō vi hoti ouketi ouk mē pinameia ek teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs tau hēmerau ekeinau hotan autem pinameiō kainem en ta basileia tou theou.Truly I tell you, I will no longer drink of the fruit of the vine until that day when I drink it anew in the kingdom of God.”
Luke 22:18“vine”legamō gar vi, ouk mē pinameia apo tou nun apo teu genēmeu tau ampelau heōs hou tas basileias tou theou erchateia.For I tell you that I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
Revelation 14:18“vine”kai allos angelos ek teu thusiastērieu, tos echarōtos exousian epi teu pureu, kai fōnata fōna mega to echarōto tem drepanem tem oxuem legarōtos; Pempasar su tem drepanem tem oxuem kai trugasar toin botruoin tau ampelau tau gēau, hoti akmazala tais stafulais autau.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.”
ampela“vine”to, fordative singular1×
John 15:4“vine”menavar en mi, kamis en vi. kathōs tem klēmem ouk dunetō karpon ferarō apo heauteu ean mē menateiō en ta ampela, houtōs oude vis ean mē en mi menaveiō.Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.