Quick Definition
a wild olive tree
Strong's Definition
an oleaster
Derivation: from G66 (ἄγριος) and G1636 (ἐλαία);
KJV Usage: olive tree (which is) wild
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀγριέλαιος, (ἄγριος and ἔλαιος or ἐλαία, like ἀγριάμπελος);
1. of or belonging to the oleaster, or wild olive (σκυτάλην ἀγριέλαιον, Anthol. 9, 237, 4; (cf. Lob. Paralip., p. 376)); spoken of a scion, Rom_11:17.
2. As a substantive ἡ ἀγριέλαιος the oleaster, the wild olive; (opposed to καλλιέλαιος (cf. Aristotle, plant. 1, 6)), also called by the greeks κότινος, Rom_11:24; cf. Fritzsche on Romans, vol. ii. 495ff (See B. D. under the word , and Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, under the word Olive. The latter says, p. 377, 'the wild olive must not he confounded with the Oleaster or Oil-tree'.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀγριέλαιος agrielaios 2x
a wild olive-tree, oleaster, Rom_11:17 ; Rom_11:24
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
* ἀγρι -έλαιος , -ον ,
1. of the wild olive ( Anth .).
2. As subst ., the wild olive: Rom_11:17 ; Rom_11:24 ( CGT , in l ; MM , VGT , s.v. ).†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀγριέλαιος [page 6]
In view of Sir W. M. Ramsay s recent discussion of the meaning of ἀ . in Rom_11:17 (see Pauline Studies , p. 219 ff.), the occurrence of the adjective in Syll 540 .189 (ii/B.C.) may be noted κύβους κατασκευ [ασάμε ]νος ξύλων ξηρῶν ἀγριελαΐνων .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
ἀγριέλαιος [Etym: ἐλαία] "of a wild olive", Anth. as Subst. "a wild olive", Lat. oleaster, Theocr. , NTest.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
ἀγρι-έλαιος, -ον
__1. of the wild olive (Anth.).
__2. As subst., the wild olive: Rom.11:17, 24 (CGT, in 1.; MM, VGT, see word).
† (AS)