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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, ἡ [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.
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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 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:1 - And when they drew near to Jerusalem and came to Bethphage, at the mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - And as he was sitting upon the mount of Olives the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be, and what is the sign of thy coming and the completion of the age?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:30 - And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:1 - And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples,

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - And as he sat on the mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:26 - And having sung a hymn, they went out to the mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:29 - And it came to pass as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany at the mountain called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 - And as he drew near, already at the descent of the mount of Olives, all the multitude of the disciples began, rejoicing, to praise God with a loud voice for all the works of power which they had seen,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:37 - And by day he was teaching in the temple, and by night, going out, he remained abroad on the mountain called the mount of Olives;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:39 - And going forth he went according to his custom to the mount of Olives, and the disciples also followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:1 - But Jesus went to the mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:17 - Now if some of the branches have been broken out, and *thou*, being a wild olive tree, hast been grafted in amongst them, and hast become a fellow-partaker of the root and of the fatness of the olive tree,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:24 - For if *thou* hast been cut out of the olive tree wild by nature, and, contrary to nature, hast been grafted into the good olive tree, how much rather shall they, who are according to nature be grafted into their own olive tree?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:12 - Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither can salt water make sweet water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4 - These are the two olive trees and the two lamps which stand before the Lord of the earth;
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