ζυμόω
zymoō · leaven
Greek word · Strong’s number G2220 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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zymoō (ζυμόω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “leaven”.
Make dough rise with yeast.
How to say it
zy·mo·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Make dough rise.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- leavened ×2
- leavens ×2
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 13:33
He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”
- Luke 13:21
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour until it was all leavened.”
- 1 Corinthians 5:6
Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?
- Galatians 5:9
A little leaven leavens the whole batch.