τίλλω
tillō · pluck
Greek word · Strong’s number G5089 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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tillō (τίλλω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “pluck”.
Pick.
How to say it
til·lō
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
- To pull off with the fingers.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- pick ×1
- plucking ×1
- were picking ×1
Related words
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Matthew 12:1
At that time Jesus went on the Sabbath through the grainfields; and his disciples were hungry and began to pick heads of grain and to eat.
- Mark 2:23
And it happened that on the Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and his disciples began to make their way, plucking the heads of grain.
- Luke 6:1
Now it happened on a Sabbath that he was going through grainfields, and his disciples were picking and eating the heads of grain, rubbing them in their hands.