noun · masculine
theristos
Greekθεριστής (theristēs)
Strong’sG2327
a reaper, harvester
stem therist-2 times in the New Testament2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
** θεριστής, -οῦ, ὁ
(< θερίζω), [in LXX: Da LXX Bel32, TH Bel33*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2327 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidther-is-tace'
a harvester
Fromfrom G2325;
King Jamesreaper.
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 | theristos | theristois1×θερισταὶ |
| object accusative | theriston | theristoin |
| direct address vocative | theristor | theristoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | theristou | theristoiu |
| to, for dative | theristo | theristoi1×θερισταῖς |
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
theristo 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
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
theristois“reapers”subjectnominative plural1×
Matthew 13:39“reapers”tos de echthros tos speiraratos auteim atō tos diabolos; tos de therismos sunteleias aiōnou atō, tois de theristois angelois alō.and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels.
theristoi“reapers”to, fordative plural1×
Matthew 13:30“reapers”afiēkavar sunauxanirō amfotereim mechris tou therismou; kai en kairo tou therismou legami toi theristoi; Sullegavar prōtem teim zizanieim kai davar auteim eis desmain pros tem katakaiara auteim, ton de siton sunagavar eis tan apothēkan mu.Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”