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Lexicon :: Strong's G1636 - elaia

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ἐλαία
Transliteration
elaia (Key)
Pronunciation
el-ah'-yah
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From a presumed derivative from an obsolete primary
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Strong’s Definitions

ἐλαία elaía, el-ah'-yah; feminine of a presumed derivative from an obsolete primary; an olive (the tree or the fruit):—olive (berry, tree).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's G1636 in the following manner: olives (11x), olive tree (3x), olive berries (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's G1636 in the following manner: olives (11x), olive tree (3x), olive berries (1x).
  1. an olive tree

  2. an olive, the fruit of an olive tree

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐλαία elaía, el-ah'-yah; feminine of a presumed derivative from an obsolete primary; an olive (the tree or the fruit):—olive (berry, tree).
STRONGS G1636:
ἐλαία, -ας, [from Homer down], Sept. for זַיִת;
1. an olive tree: Romans 11:17, 24; plural Revelation 11:4. τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν (for הַזֵּיתִים הַר, Zechariah 14:4), the Mount of Olives, so called from the multitude of olive-trees which grew upon it, distant from Jerusalem (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 8, 6) five stadia eastward (cf. Winers RWB, under the word Oelberg; Arnold in Herzog x., p. 549ff; Furrer in Schenkel 4:354f; [Grove and Porter in BB. DD.]): Matthew 21:1; Matthew 24:3; Matthew 26:30; Mark 11:1; Mark 13:3; Mark 14:26; Luke 19:37; Luke 22:39; John 8:1 Rec.; (on Luke 19:29; Luke 21:37, see ἐλαιῶν).
2. an olive, the fruit of the olive-tree: James 3:12.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Zechariah
14:4
Matthew
21:1; 24:3; 26:30
Mark
11:1; 13:3; 14:26
Luke
19:29; 19:37; 21:37; 22:39
John
8:1
Romans
11:17; 11:24
James
3:12
Revelation
11:4

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1636 matches the Greek ἐλαία (elaia),
which occurs 13 times in 13 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:1 -

When they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage at the Mount of Olives, Jesus then sent two disciples,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 -

While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately and said, “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what is the sign of your coming and of the end of the age? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:30 -

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:1 -

When they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany near the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 -

While he was sitting on the Mount of Olives across from the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:26 -

After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 -

Now he came near the path down the Mount of Olives, and the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:39 -

He went out and made his way as usual to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:1 -

But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:17 -

Now if some of the branches were broken off, and you, though a wild olive branch, were grafted in among them and have come to share in the rich root[fn] of the cultivated olive tree,

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:24 -

For if you were cut off from your native wild olive tree and against nature were grafted into a cultivated olive tree, how much more will these ​— ​the natural branches ​— ​be grafted into their own olive tree?

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:12 -

Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a saltwater spring yield fresh water.

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4 -

These are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord[fn] of the earth.

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