Greek

Wild olive tree

ἀγριέλαιοςStrong’s G0065

agrielaios

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Agrielaios is the Greek word usually translated “wild olive tree”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wert graffed in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;”

Romans 11:17 KJV

Meaning

Usually translated “wild olive tree”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated

a wild olive tree 2

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most

Romans 2

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture

Romans 11:24For if thou wert cut out of the olive tree which is wild by nature, and wert graffed contrary to nature into a good olive tree: how much more shall these, which be the natural branches, be graffed into their own olive tree?

Greek dictionary

ἀγριέλαιος agrielaios · wild olive tree

ἀγρι-έλαιος, -ον 1. of the wild olive (Anth.). 2. As subst., the wild olive: Rom.11:17, 24 (CGT, in 1.; MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.