noun · neuter
sukem
Greekσῦκον (sukon)
Strong’sG4810
a fig
stem suk-4 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books1 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
σῦκον, -ου, τό
[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 G4810 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidsoo'-kon
a fig
Fromapparently a primary word;
King Jamesfig.
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 | sukem | sukeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | sukeu | sukeiu1×σύκων |
| to, for dative | suke | sukei |
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
suke 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
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
sukeiu“figs”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Mark 11:13“figs”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.
sukeim3×
Matthew 7:16“figs”apo toiu karpoiu autoiu epignōskevi autoin. mēti sullegalō apo akanthaiu stafulain ē apo triboloiu sukeim?By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
Luke 6:44“figs”hekastem gar dendrem ek tou idiou karpou gnōskitō; ouk gar ek akanthaiu sullegalō sukeim, oude ek batau stafulan trugalō.For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles.
James 3:12“figs”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.