σῦκονsŷkon

a fig

Greek (New Testament) · G4810

Meanings

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 4 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?
  • Mark 11:13 He noticed a fig tree in full leaf a little way off, so he went over to see if he could find any figs. But there were only leaves because it was too early in the season for fruit.
  • Luke 6:44 A tree is identified by its fruit. Figs are never gathered from thornbushes, and grapes are not picked from bramble bushes.
  • 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.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.