σταφυλήstaphylḗ
a cluster of grapes (as if intertwined)
Greek (New Testament) · G4718
Meanings
a bunch of grapes: Matthew 7:16, Luke 6:44, Revelation 14:18. "σ. is properly the ripe grape-cluster as opposed to ὄμφαξ, cf. Genesis 40:10, Job 15:33; as contrasted with βότρυς, it describes the grapes rather than the cluster on which they grow".
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:16 You can identify them by their fruit, that is, by the way they act. Can you pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles?
- Luke 6:44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes.
- Revelation 14:18 Then another angel, who had power to destroy with fire, came from the altar. He shouted to the angel with the sharp sickle, “Swing your sickle now to gather the clusters of grapes from the vines of the earth, for they are ripe for judgment.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.