Quick Definition
spurious wheat, darnel
Strong's Definition
darnel or false grain
Derivation: of uncertain origin;
KJV Usage: tares
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ζιζάνιον, ζιζανιου, τό (doubtless a word of Semitic origin; Arabic , Syriac )NzYz [] (see Schaaf, Lex. under the word, p. 148), Talmud ζΒεΘπΔιο or ζεΜπΔιο; Suidas ζιζάνιον. ἡ ἐν τῷ σίτῳ αἰρα), zizanium (A. V. tares), a kind of darnel, bastard wheat (but see references below), resembling wheat except that the grains are black: Matthew 13:25-27 , 29 f, 38 , 38 , 40 . (Geoponica (for references see B. D. American edition, p. 3177 note)). Cf. Winers RWB under the word Lolch; Furrer in Schenkel B. L. 4:57; (B. D., and Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, under the word ).
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ζιζάνιον zizanion 8x
zizanium, darnel, spurious wheat, a plant found in Palestine, which resembles wheat both in its stalk and grain, but is worthless, Mat_13:25-27 ; Mat_13:29-30 ; Mat_13:36 ; Mat_13:38 ; Mat_13:40
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* ζιζάνιον , -ου , τό
(in Talmud ζεΜπΔιο ),
zizanium ( EV , tares ), a kind of darnel, resembling wheat: Mat_13:25-40 ( cf. DB , s.v. "Tares").†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ζιζάνιον [page 274]
For this Semitic word, see Lewy Fremdwφrter , p. 52.
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ζιζάνιον ζιζάνιον, ου, τό, a weed that grows in wheat, prob. Lat. lolium, darnel, in pl., NTest.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ζιζάνιον, -ου, τό
(in Talmud זוּנִין),
zizanium (EV, tares), a kind of darnel, resembling wheat: Mat.13:25-40 (cf. DB, see word "Tares").†
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