noun · neuter
zizaniem
Greekζιζάνιον (zizanion)
Strong’sG2215
spurious wheat, darnel
stem zizani-8 times in the New Testament2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
* ζιζάνιον, -ου, τό
(in Talmud זוּנִין),
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2215 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saiddziz-an'-ee-on
darnel or false grain
Fromof uncertain origin;
King Jamestares.
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 | zizaniem | zizanieim3×ζιζάνια |
| of, belonging to genitive | zizanieu | zizanieiu1×ζιζανίων |
| to, for dative | zizanie | zizaniei |
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
zizanie 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
8 occurrences, every one of them listed
zizanieim“weeds”subject or objectdirect plural3×
Matthew 13:26“weeds”hote de blastanata tos chortos kai karpon poiata, tote fainita kai teim zizanieim.When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
Matthew 13:38“weeds”tos de agros atō tos kosmos; tem de kalem spermem, houtois alō tois huiois tau basileiau; teim de zizanieim alō tois huiois tou ponērou,The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
Matthew 13:40“weeds”hōsper oun sullegitō teim zizanieim kai pure kaiitō, houtōs eti en ta sunteleia tou aiōnou;As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.
zizanieiu“weeds”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Matthew 13:36“weeds”Tote afiēkaratos toin ochloin erchata eis tan oikian. kai proserchala auto tois mathētois autou legarōtois; Diasafasar ni tan parabolan teiu zizanieiu tou agrou.Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
zizanieim4×
Matthew 13:25“weeds”en de te katheudarō toin anthrōpoin erchata autou tos echthros kai epispeirata zizanieim ana mesem tou sitou kai aperchata.But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
Matthew 13:27“weeds”prosercharatois de tois doulois tou oikodespotou legala auto; Kurior, ouchi kalem spermem speirasa en to so agro? pothen oun echatō zizanieim?The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
Matthew 13:29“weeds”tos de fēatō; Ou, mēpote sullegarōtois teim zizanieim ekrizaveia hama autoi ton siton;‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
Matthew 13:30“weeds”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.’”