noun · neuter

furamem

Greekφύραμα (furama)

Strong’sG5445

a mass or lump

stem furam-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 6 forms occur

Translated as

lump3×batch of dough2×

What it means

φύραμα, -τος, τό

(< φυράω, to mix), [in LXX: Ex 8:3 (7:28) 12:34 (משארת), Nu 15:20, 21 (עריסה) *;]

that which is mixed or kneaded, a lump: of dough, Ro 11:16, I Co 5:6, 7, Ga 5:9; of clay, Ro 9:21.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G5445 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidfoo'-ram-ah

perhaps akin to G5453 through the idea of swelling in bulk), mean to knead; a mass of dough

Fromfrom a prolonged form of φύρω (to mix a liquid with a solid;

King Jameslump.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject or object direct	furamem2×φύραμα	furameim
of, belonging to genitive	furameu1×φυράματος	furameiu
to, for dative	furame	furamei

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

furamstem+egender+mu—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

furame 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

furamem“lump”subject or objectdirect singular2×

Romans 11:16“lump”ei de tas aparchas hagias, kai tem furamem; kai ei tas rizas hagias, kai tois kladois.If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.

1 Corinthians 5:7“lump”ekkathairavar tan palaian zuman, hina aveiō neem furamem, kathōs avō azumois. kai gar tem pascha nu thuita Christos;Get rid of the old leaven, that you may be a new unleavened batch, as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.

furameu“lump”of, belonging togenitive singular1×

Romans 9:21“lump”ē ouk echatō exousian tos keramevos tou pēlou ek teu auteu furameu poiara hem men eis timan skeuem hem de eis atimian?Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?

furamem2×

1 Corinthians 5:6“batch of dough”Ouk kalem tem kauchēmem vu. ouk oidavē hoti mikras zumas holem tem furamem zumatō?Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough?

Galatians 5:9“batch of dough”mikras zumas holem tem furamem zumatō.A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.