Head of grain
στάχυςStrong’s G4719stachus
Appears in 4 verses of the New Testament
In short
Stachus is the Greek word usually translated “heads of grain” and “ear”. It appears in 4 verses of the New Testament.
“At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.”
Meaning
Usually translated “heads of grain” and “ear”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- heads of grain 3
- an ear 1
- ear 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 2
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 2:23And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.
- Mark 4:28For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.
- Luke 6:1And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.
Greek dictionary
στάχυς stachus · head of grain
στάχυς, -υος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for שִׁבֹּל ;] an ear of corn: Mat.12:1, Mrk.2:23 4:28, Luk.6:1.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ear” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
E'AR, noun
[Latin auris, whence auricula; audio.]
- The organ of hearing; the organ by which sound is perceived; and in general, both the external and internal part is understood by the term.
- The sense of hearing, or rather the power of distinguishing sounds and judging of harmony; the power of nice perception of the differences of sound, or of consonances and dissonances.
- In the plural, the head or person.
- The top, or highest part.
All definitions and other forms of “ear”
- A favorable hearing; attention; heed; regard.
- Disposition to like or dislike what is heard; opinion; judgment; taste.
- Any part of a thing resembling an ear; a projecting part from the side of any thing; as the ears of a vessel used as handles.
- The spike of corn; that part of certain plants which contains the flowers and seeds; as an ear of wheat or maiz.
EAR, verb intransitive
To shoot, as an ear; to form ears, as corn.
EAR, verb transitive
[Latin aro.]
To plow or till.
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.