To leaven
ζυμόωStrong’s G2220zumoō
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Zumoō is the Greek word usually translated “was leavened” and “leavens”. It appears in 4 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 “was leavened” and “leavens”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- was leavened 2
- leavens 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- 1 Corinthians 1
- Galatians 1
4 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
ζυμόω zumoō · to leaven
ζυμόω, -ῶ (ζύμη), [in LXX for חָמֵץ, Exo.12:34, 39 Lev.6:17 23:17, Hos.7:4 * ;] to leaven: Mat.13:33, Luk.13:21, 1Co.5:6, Gal.5:9.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “leaven” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
LEAVEN, noun
lev'n. [Latin levo, Eng. to lift.]
- A mass of sour dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of dough or paste, produces fermentation in it and renders it light. Exodus 12:15
- Any thing which makes a general change in the mass.“Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees” Matthew 16:6
All definitions and other forms of “leaven”
LEAVEN, verb transitive
lev'n.
- To excite fermentation in; to raise and make light, as dough or paste.“A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump” 1 Corinthians 5:6
- to taint; to imbue.
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.