noun · feminine
sukas
Greekσυκῆ (sukē)
Strong’sG4808
a fig-tree
stem suk-16 times in the New Testamentin 6 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
συκῆ (contr. fr. συκέα), -ῆς, ἡ
(< σῦκον), [in LXX for תְּאֵנָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4808 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoo-kay'
a fig-tree
Fromfrom G4810;
King Jamesfig tree.
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 | sukas5×συκῆ | sukais |
| object accusative | sukan6×συκῆν | sukain |
| direct address vocative | sukar | sukair |
| of, belonging to genitive | sukau4×συκῆς | sukaiu |
| to, for dative | suka1×συκῇ | sukai |
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
suka 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
16 occurrences, every one of them listed
sukas“fig tree”subjectnominative singular5×
Matthew 21:19“fig tree”kai horaratos sukan henan epi tau hodau erchata epi autan, kai oudenem heuriskata en auta ei mē fulleim monem, kai legatō auta; Mēketi ek su karpos gineteia eis ton aiōnon; kai xērainita parachrēma tas sukas.Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Matthew 21:20“fig tree”kai horaratois tois mathētois thaumazala legarōtois; Pōs parachrēma xērainita tas sukas?When the disciples saw this, they marveled and asked, “How did the fig tree wither so quickly?”
Mark 11:21“fig tree”kai anamimnēskiratos tos Petros legatō auto; Rabbi, ide tas sukas han kataresa xērainitē.Peter remembered it and said, “Look, Rabbi! The fig tree You cursed has withered.”
James 3:12“fig tree”mē dunetō, adelfoir mu, sukas elaiain poiara ē ampelas sukeim? oute halukem glukuem poiara hudōrem.My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
Revelation 6:13“fig tree”kai tois astērois tou ouranou piptala eis tan gēan, hōs sukas ballatō toin olunthoin autau hupo anemou megou seiirōtas,and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
sukan“fig tree”objectaccusative singular6×
Matthew 21:19“fig tree”kai horaratos sukan henan epi tau hodau erchata epi autan, kai oudenem heuriskata en auta ei mē fulleim monem, kai legatō auta; Mēketi ek su karpos gineteia eis ton aiōnon; kai xērainita parachrēma tas sukas.Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.
Mark 11:13“fig tree”kai horaratos sukan apo makrothen echarōtan fulleim erchata ei ara tinem heuriskati en auta, kai ercharatos epi autan oudenem heuriskata ei mē fulleim, tos gar kairos ouk ate sukeiu.Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, He went to see if there was any fruit on it. But when He reached it, He found nothing on it except leaves, since it was not the season for figs.
Mark 11:20“fig tree”Kai paraporeuerōtois prōi horala tan sukan xērainirētan ek rizaiu.As they were walking back in the morning, they saw the fig tree withered from its roots.
Luke 13:6“fig tree”Legate de houtan tan parabolan. Sukan echate tinos futeuirētan en to ampelōno autou, kai erchata zētarōtos karpon en auta kai ouk heuriskata.Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.
Luke 21:29“fig tree”Kai legata parabolan autoi; Horavar tan sukan kai panteim teim dendreim;Then Jesus told them a parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees.
John 1:48“fig tree”legatō auto Nathanaēl; Pothen min gnōskasō? apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auto; Pro teu sin Filippon fōnara arōton hupo tan sukan horama sin.“How do You know me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “Before Philip called you, I saw you under the fig tree.”
sukau“fig tree”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Matthew 21:21“fig tree”apokriniratos de tos Iēsus legata autoi; Amēn legamō vi, ean echaveiō pistian kai mē diakriniveia, ouk monem tem tau sukau poiavi, alla kan te ore houte legaveia; Airisar kai ballisar eis tan thalassan, gineti;“Truly I tell you,” Jesus replied, “if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
Matthew 24:32“fig tree”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau gineteia hapalos kai teim fulleim ekfuateiō, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
Mark 13:28“fig tree”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau hapalos gineteia kai ekfuateiō teim fulleim, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem atō;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
John 1:50“fig tree”apokrinita Iēsus kai legata auto; Hoti legama si hoti horama sin hupokatō tau sukau pisteuasō? megotereim houteiu horesi.Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
suka“fig tree”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 13:7“fig tree”legata de pros ton ampelourgon; Idou treis eteim apo hou erchemō zētarōtos karpon en ta suka houta kai ouk heuriskamō; ekkoptasar autan; hinati kai tan gēan katargatō?So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’