ἐλαίαelaía
an olive (the tree or the fruit)
Greek (New Testament) · G1636
Meanings
1. an olive tree: Romans 11:17, Romans 11:24, Revelation 11:4; τ. ὄρος τῶν ἐ. (הַר הַוֵּתִים, Zechariah 14:4), the Mount of Olives: Matthew 21:1, Matthew 24:3, Matthew 26:30, Mark 11:1, Mark 13:3, Mark 14:26, Luke 19:37, Luke 22:39; τὸ καλούμενον ἐ. (T, ἐλαιών, see that word), Luke 19:29, Luke 21:37.
2. an olive (Aristoph.): James 3:12.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Romans 11:17 But some of these branches from Abraham’s tree—some of the people of Israel—have been broken off. And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree.
- Romans 11:24 You, by nature, were a branch cut from a wild olive tree. So if God was willing to do something contrary to nature by grafting you into his cultivated tree, he will be far more eager to graft the original branches back into the tree where they belong.
- James 3:12 Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from a salty spring.
- Revelation 11:4 These two prophets are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of all the earth.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.