Mustard
σίναπιStrong’s G4615sinapi
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Sinapi is the Greek word usually translated “mustard”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:”
Meaning
Usually translated “mustard”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- of mustard 5
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Luke 2
- Mark 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 17:20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
- Mark 4:31It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
- Luke 13:19It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
- Luke 17:6And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
Greek dictionary
σίναπι sinapi · mustard
σίναπι, -εως, τό (prob. Egyptian), = Attic τὸ νᾶπυ mustard: Mat.13:31 17:20, Mrk.4:31, Luk.13:19 17:6.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “mustard” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
MUS'TARD, noun
A plant of the genus Sinapis, and its seed, which has a pungent taste and is a powerful stimulant. It is used externally in cataplasms, and internally as a diuretic and stimulant.
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.