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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.
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 15 times in 15 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 21:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 21:1 - As Jesus and the disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the town of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 24:3 - Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives. His disciples came to him privately and said, “Tell us, when will all this happen? What sign will signal your return and the end of the world?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:30 - Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:1 - As Jesus and his disciples approached Jerusalem, they came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two of them on ahead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 13:3 - Later, Jesus sat on the Mount of Olives across the valley from the Temple. Peter, James, John, and Andrew came to him privately and asked him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:26

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:26 - Then they sang a hymn and went out to the Mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:29 - As he came to the towns of Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he sent two disciples ahead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 - When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 21:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:37 - Every day Jesus went to the Temple to teach, and each evening he returned to spend the night on the Mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:39 - Then, accompanied by the disciples, Jesus left the upstairs room and went as usual to the Mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:1 - Jesus returned to the Mount of Olives,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:17 - But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree—some of the people of Israel—have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:24 - You, by nature, were a branch cut from a wild olive tree. So if God was willing to do something contrary to nature by grafting you into his cultivated tree, he will be far more eager to graft the original branches back into the tree where they belong.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:12 - Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4 - These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth.
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