σῦκον
sykon · fig
Greek word · Strong’s number G4810 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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sykon (σῦκον) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “fig”.
How to say it
sy·kon
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 sweet, soft fruit of the fig tree.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
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Where it appears
- Matthew 7:16
By their fruits you will recognize them. People do not gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles, do they?
- Mark 11:13
And seeing from a distance a fig tree that had leaves, he went to see if perhaps he would find anything on it; and when he came to it he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
- Luke 6:44
For each tree is known by its own fruit; for they do not gather figs from thorns, nor do they pick grapes from a bramble bush.
- James 3:12
My brothers, a fig tree cannot produce olives, or a vine figs, can it? Neither can salt water produce sweet water.