kokkos · grain, seed

What it means

kokkos (κόκκος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “grain, seed”.

How to say it

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 small seed, like that of mustard or wheat.

From Abbott-Smith (1922)

How it is translated

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

• grain ×6
• kernel ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×2
• Mark×1
• Luke×2
• John×1
• 1 Corinthians×1

• Matthew 13:31

  He put before them another parable, saying, “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and sowed in his field;

• Matthew 17:20

  And he says to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”

• Mark 4:31

  It is like a grain of mustard, which, when it is sown on the ground, is smaller than all the seeds that are on the earth;

• Luke 13:19

  It is like a grain of mustard, which a man took and put in his own garden; and it grew and became a tree, and the birds of the sky nested in its branches.”

• Luke 17:6

  And the Lord said, “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you would say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

• John 12:24

  Truly, truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.

• 1 Corinthians 15:37

  And as for what you sow, you do not sow the body that will be, but a bare kernel, perhaps of wheat or of some of the rest.