ζιζάνιονzizánion
zizanium (EV, tares), a kind of darnel, resembling wheat: Matthew 13:25-27, Matthew 13:29, Matthew 13:30, Matthew 13:36, Matthew 13:38, Matthew 13:40.
Greek (New Testament) · G2215
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:25 But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away.
- Matthew 13:26 When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.
- Matthew 13:27 “The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’
- Matthew 13:29 “‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do.
- Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’”
- Matthew 13:36 Then, leaving the crowds outside, Jesus went into the house. His disciples said, “Please explain to us the story of the weeds in the field.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.