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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 - And when they drew nigh to Jerusalem, and had come to Bethphage, to 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 sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, Tell us, when will these things be? and what will be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:1 - And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, to Bethphage, and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:26 - And when they had 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, when he had come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:37 - And when he had come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives, the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 21:37 - And in the day-time he was teaching in the temple; and at night he went out, and abode in the mount that is called the mount of Olives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:39

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:39 - And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:1

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:17 - And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive-tree, art ingrafted among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive-tree;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 11:24

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 11:24 - For if thou wast cut out of the olive-tree which is wild by nature, and wast ingrafted contrary to nature into a good olive-tree; how much more shall these, which are the natural branches, be grafted into their own olive-tree?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 3:12 - Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olive-berries? or a vine, figs? so no fountain can yield both salt water and fresh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:4 - These are the two olive-trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
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