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Lexicon :: Strong's G2220 - zymoō

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ζυμόω
Transliteration
zymoō (Key)
Pronunciation
dzoo-mo'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:902,302

Strong’s Definitions

ζυμόω zymóō, dzoo-mo'-o; from G2219; to cause to ferment:—leaven.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's G2220 in the following manner: leaven (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x
The KJV translates Strong's G2220 in the following manner: leaven (4x).

  1. to leaven

  2. to mix leaven with dough so as to make it ferment

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ζυμόω zymóō, dzoo-mo'-o; from G2219; to cause to ferment:—leaven.
STRONGS G2220:
ζυμόω, -ῶ; 1 aorist passive ἐζυμώθην; (ζύμη); to leaven (to mix leaven with dough so as to make it ferment): 1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9, (on which passage see ζύμη); ἕως ἐζυμώθη ὅλον, namely, τὸ ἄλευρον, words which refer to the saving power of the gospel, which from a small beginning will gradually pervade and transform the whole human race: Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:21. (Sept., Hipp., Athen., Plutarch.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
13:33
Luke
13:21
1 Corinthians
5:6
Galatians
5:9

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2220 matches the Greek ζυμόω (zymoō),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 13:33

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 13:33 -

He told them another parable, “The kingdom of heaven is like [fn]leaven, which a woman took and worked into three [fn]measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:21 - “It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three peck measures of flour until it was all leavened.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 5:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 5:6 -

Your boasting [over the supposed spirituality of your church] is not good [indeed, it is vulgar and inappropriate]. [fn]Do you not know that [just] a little leaven ferments the whole batch [of dough, just as a little sin corrupts a person or an entire church]?

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 5:9 - A little [fn]leaven [a slight inclination to error, or a few false teachers] leavens the whole batch [it perverts the concept of faith and misleads the church].
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