Bunch of grapes
βότρυςStrong’s G1009botrus
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Botrus is the Greek word usually translated “clusters”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.”
Meaning
Usually translated “clusters”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- clusters 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
βότρυς botrus · bunch of grapes
βότρυς, -οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX for אֶשְׁכֹּל ;] a cluster of grapes: Rev.14:18 (cf. στραφυλή) .† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “cluster” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
CLUSTER, noun
- A bunch; a number of things of the same kind growing or joined together; a knot; as a cluster of raisins.
- A number of individuals or things collected or gathered into a close body; as a cluster of bees; a cluster of people.
- A number of things situated near each other; as a cluster of governments in Italy.
All definitions and other forms of “cluster”
CLUSTER, verb intransitive
- To grow in clusters; to gather or unite in a bunch, or bunches; as, clustering grapes.
- To form into flakes; as, clustering snow.
- To collect into flocks or crowds.
CLUSTER, verb transitive
To collect into a bunch or close body.
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.