στάχυς
stachys · head of grain
Greek word · Strong’s number G4719 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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stachys (στάχυς) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “head of grain”.
How to say it
sta·chys
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
- The top of the wheat stalk, where the grain is.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- heads of grain ×3
- head ×2
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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.
- Mark 4:28
By itself the earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the head, then the full grain in the head.
- 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.
And 1 more times.