noun · neuter
krinem
Greekκρίνον (krinon)
Strong’sG2918
a lily
stem krin-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κρίνον, -ου, τό
[in LXX chiefly for שׁוּשַׁן, שׁוֹשַׁנָּה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2918 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkree'-non
a lily
Fromperhaps a prim word;
King Jameslily.
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 | krinem | krineim |
| of, belonging to genitive | krineu | krineiu |
| to, for dative | krine | krinei |
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
krine 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
krineim2×
Matthew 6:28“lilies”kai peri endumeu tinem merimnavō? katamathavar teim krineim tou agrou pōs auxanalō; ouk kopialō oude nēthalō;And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin.
Luke 12:27“lilies”katanoavar teim krineim pōs auxanatō; ouk kopiatō oude nēthatō; legamō de vi, oude Solomōnos en panta ta doxa autou periballeta hōs henem houteiu.Consider how the lilies grow: They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these.