Harvest
θερισμόςStrong’s G2326therismos
Appears in 8 verses of the New Testament
In short
Therismos is the Greek word usually translated “harvest”. It appears in 8 verses of the New Testament.
“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;”
Meaning
Usually translated “harvest”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- harvest 12
- the harvest 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 4
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
- John 1
- Revelation 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 9:38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
- Matthew 13:39The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the angels.
- Mark 4:29But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, because the harvest is come.
- Luke 10:2Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.
- John 4:35Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.
Greek dictionary
θερισμός therismos · harvest
θερισμός, -οῦ, ὁ (θερίζω), [in LXX chiefly for קָצִיר ;] harvest; (a) the act: Jhn.4:35; (b) the time: fig., Mat.13:30, 39, Mrk.4:29 (with) the crop: figuratively, Mat.9:37-38, Luk.10:2, Rev.14:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “harvest” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
H'ARVEST, noun
[Latin acerbus.]
- The season of reaping and gathering in corn or other crops.
- The ripe corn or grain collected and secured in barns or stacks.
- The product of labor; fruit or fruits.
- Fruit or fruits; effects; consequences.
All definitions and other forms of “harvest”
- In Scripture, harvest signifies figuratively the proper season for business.“He that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame” Proverbs 10:5
H'ARVEST, verb transitive
To reap or gather ripe corn and other fruits for the use of man and beast.
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.