noun · masculine
kokkos
Greekκόκκος (kokkos)
Strong’sG2848
a kernel, grain
stem kokk-7 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books3 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κόκκος, -ου, ὁ,
[in LXX: La 4:5 B א R (תּוֹלָע), Si 45:11*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2848 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkok'-kos
a kernel of seed
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamescorn, grain.
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 nominative | kokkos1×κόκκος | kokkois |
| object accusative | kokkon3×κόκκον | kokkoin |
| direct address vocative | kokkor | kokkoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kokkou | kokkoiu |
| to, for dative | kokko3×κόκκῳ | kokkoi |
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
kokko 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
7 occurrences, every one of them listed
kokkos“grain”subjectnominative singular1×
John 12:24“grain”amēn amēn legamō vi, ean mē tos kokkos tou sitou piptaratos eis tan gēan apothnēskateia, autos monos menatō; ean de apothnēskateia, pollon karpon feratō.Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a seed. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.
kokkon“seed”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 17:20“seed”tos de legatō autoi; Dia tan oligopistian vu; amēn gar legamō vi, ean echaveiō pistian hōs kokkon sinapieu, legavi te ore houte; Metabainasar enthen ekei, kai metabaineti, kai oudenem adunatati vi.“Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
Luke 17:6“seed”legata de tos kurios; Ei echavō pistian hōs kokkon sinapieu, legave an ta sukamina houta; Ekrizisar kai futeuisar en ta thalassa; kai hupakouata an vi.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.
1 Corinthians 15:37“seed”kai hem speirasō, ouk tem sōmem tem gineritem speirasō alla gumnon kokkon ei tunchanatoia sitou ē tineu teiu loipeiu;And what you sow is not the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or something else.
kokko“seed”to, fordative singular3×
Matthew 13:31“seed”Allan parabolan paratithata autoi legarōtos; Homoias atō tas basileias toiu ouranoiu kokko sinapieu, hon lambaratos anthrōpos speirata en to agro autou;He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man took and planted in his field.
Mark 4:31“seed”hōs kokko sinapieu, hos hotan speiriteia epi tau gēau, mikroterem arōtem panteiu teiu spermeiu teiu epi tau gēauIt is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds sown upon the earth.
Luke 13:19“seed”homoias atō kokko sinapieu, hon lambaratos anthrōpos ballata eis kēpon heautou, kai auxanata kai gineta eis dendrem, kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnata en toi kladoi auteu.It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”