noun · neuter
sinapiem
Greekσίναπι (sinapi)
Strong’sG4615
mustard
stem sinapi-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† σίναπι, -εως, τό
(prob. Egyptian), = Attic τὸ νᾶπυ
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4615 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsin'-ap-ee
mustard (the plant)
Fromperhaps from σίνομαι (to hurt, i.e. sting);
King Jamesmustard.
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 | sinapiem | sinapieim |
| of, belonging to genitive | sinapieu5×σινάπεως | sinapieiu |
| to, for dative | sinapie | sinapiei |
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
sinapie 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
sinapieu“mustard”of, belonging togenitive singular5×
Matthew 13:31“mustard”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.
Matthew 17:20“mustard”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.”
Mark 4:31“mustard”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“mustard”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.”
Luke 17:6“mustard”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.