Flour
ἄλευρονStrong’s G0224aleuron
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aleuron is the Greek word usually translated “flour” and “meal”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.”
Meaning
Usually translated “flour” and “meal”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of flour 1
- of meal 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ἄλευρον aleuron · flour
ἄλευρον, -ου, τό (ἀλεύω, to grind), [in LXX for קֶמַח, Num.5:15, al. ;] real: Mat.13:33, Luk.13:21.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “flour” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FLOUR, noun
[originally flower; Latin flos, floris, from floreo, to flourish.]
All definitions and other forms of “flour”
FLOUR, verb transitive
- To grind and bolt; to convert into flour Wheat used formerly to be sent to market; but now great quantities of it are floured in the interior country.
- To sprinkle with flour
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.