ζυμόωzymóō
to leaven: Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21, 1 Corinthians 5:6, Galatians 5:9.
Greek (New Testament) · G2220
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 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.”
- Luke 13:21 It 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.”
- 1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting about this is terrible. Don’t you realize that this sin is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough?
- Galatians 5:9 This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.