Vine
ἄμπελοςStrong’s G0288ampelos
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Ampelos is the Greek word usually translated “vine”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father’s kingdom.”
Meaning
Usually translated “vine”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- vine 8
- a vine 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 3
- Revelation 2
- Matthew 1
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- James 1
6 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 14:25Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
- Luke 22:18For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come.
- John 15:1I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
- John 15:4Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.
- John 15:5I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
- James 3:12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Greek dictionary
ἄμπελος ampelos · vine
ἄμπελος, -ου, ἡ [in LXX for גֶּפֶן ;] vine: Mat.26:29, Mrk.14:25, Luk.22:18 Jas.3:12; figuratively, of Christ, Jhn.15:1, 4-5; of his enemies (on the usage here, see MM, VGT, see word): Rev.14:18-19.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “vine” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
VINE, noun
[Latin vinca. See Wine.]
- A plant that produces grapes, of the genus Vitis, and of a great number of varieties.
- The long slender stem of any plant, that trails on the ground, or climbs and supports itself by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing any fixed thing with its tendrils or claspers.
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.