φύραμα

phyrama · lump, batch

Greek word · Strong’s number G5445 · appears 5 times in the Bible

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What it means

phyrama (φύραμα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “lump, batch”.

A lump of dough or clay; a batch.

How to say it

phy·ra·ma

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

  1. A worked mass of dough or clay.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • lump ×4
  • batch ×1

Where it appears

  • Romans 9:21

    Or has the potter no authority over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

  • Romans 11:16

    And if the firstfruits are holy, so is the lump; and if the root is holy, so are the branches.

  • 1 Corinthians 5:6

    Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven leavens the whole lump?

  • 1 Corinthians 5:7

    Clean out the old leaven, so that you may be a new lump, as you are unleavened. For our Passover lamb also has been sacrificed: the Messiah.

  • Galatians 5:9

    A little leaven leavens the whole batch.