noun · neuter
lachanem
Greekλάχανον (lachanon)
Strong’sG3001
an herb, garden plant
stem lachan-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
λάχανον, -ου, τό
(λαχαίνω, to dig), [in LXX: Ge 9:3, III Ki 20 (21):2, Ps 36 (37):2, Pr 15:17 (יֶרֶק, יָרָק)*;]
SYN.: βοτάνη, q.v.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3001 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidlakh'-an-on
a vegetable
Fromfrom λαχαίνω (to dig);
King Jamesherb.
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 | lachanem | lachaneim |
| of, belonging to genitive | lachaneu | lachaneiu2×λαχάνων |
| to, for dative | lachane | lachanei |
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
lachane 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
lachaneiu“garden plants”of, belonging togenitive plural2×
Matthew 13:32“garden plants”hem mikroterem men atō panteiu teiu spermeiu, hotan de auxaniteia megoterem teiu lachaneiu atō kai ginetō dendrem, hōste erchara teim peteineim tou ouranou kai kataskēnarō en toi kladoi auteu.Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Mark 4:32“garden plants”kai hotan speiriteia, anabainatō kai ginetō megoterem panteiu teiu lachaneiu kai poiatō kladoin megoin, hōste dunerō hupo tan skian auteu teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnarō.But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
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Luke 11:42“garden herb”Alla ouai vi toi Farisaioi, hoti apodekatavō tem hēduosmem kai tem pēganem kai pantem lachanem, kai parerchevō tan krisian kai tan agapan tou theou; houteim de date poiara kakeineim mē pareiara.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.
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Romans 14:2“vegetables”hos men pisteuatō esthiara panteim, tos de asthenarōtos lachaneim esthiatō.For one person has faith to eat all things, while another, who is weak, eats only vegetables.