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ἐλαία elaia · G1636

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olive tree

ἐλαία; (Attic, ἐλάα), -ας, ἡ [in LXX for זַיִת ; ] ; 1. an olive tree: Rom.11:17, 24, Rev.11:4; τ. ὄρος τῶν ἐ. (זַיִת הַר, Zec.14:4), the Mount of Olives: Mat.21:1 24:3 26:30, Mrk.11:1 13:3 14:26, Luk.19:37 22:39; τὸ καλούμενον ἐ. (T, ἐλαιών, which see), Luk.19:29 21:37. ; 2. an olive (Aristoph.): Jas.3:12.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἐλαία, ; Attic dialect ἐλάα, ἡ, olive-tree, []; ἱερὴ ἐ[] to run beyond the olives, which stood at the end of the Athenian racecourse, i.e. to go too far, [], ubi see Scholia; of the Indian Olea cuspidata, []; 2 variety of δάφνη []; II olive, [] —Acc. to Grammars ἐλάα was the proper form in this sense, ἐλαία in the first; but ἐλάα is simply the Attic dialect form,[]; III naevus on the skin, Melamp.[]; IV ={δίφρου Κυρηναϊκοῦ μέρος}, [], the penultimate is long, []; but ἐλᾰῶν in []

Where it's used 4 times

Romans 11:17 · Romans 11:24 · James 3:12 · Revelation 11:4

Source: TBESG G1636; TFLSJ G1636

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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