ζύμηzýmē
ferment (as if boiling up)
Greek (New Testament) · G2219
Meanings
leaven: Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21; τ. ἄρτου, Matthew 16:12. Metaph., of a moral influence or tendency, always, exc. in the Parable of the Leaven (Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21), for evil: 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, Galatians 5:9; ζ. τ. Φαρισαίων, Matthew 16:6, Matthew 16:11, Mark 8:15, Luke 12:1.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 13 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:33 Jesus also used this illustration: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough.”
- Matthew 16:6 “Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
- Matthew 16:11 Why can’t you understand that I’m not talking about bread? So again I say, ‘Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.’”
- Matthew 16:12 Then at last they understood that he wasn’t speaking about the yeast in bread, but about the deceptive teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
- Mark 8:15 As they were crossing the lake, Jesus warned them, “Watch out! Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and of Herod.”
- Luke 12:1 Meanwhile, the crowds grew until thousands were milling about and stepping on each other. Jesus turned first to his disciples and warned them, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees—their hypocrisy.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.