ΖΙΖΑΝΙΑ, ζιζανια
ZIZANIA, zizania
Sounds Like: dzee-ZAH-nee-ah
Translations: tares, weeds
From the root: ΖΙΖΑΝΙΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a type of weed, specifically darnel (Lolium temulentum), which closely resembles wheat in its early stages of growth but is poisonous. It is often used metaphorically to describe something harmful or undesirable that grows alongside something good, making it difficult to distinguish and separate until maturity. In the provided context, it refers to harmful plants sown among good crops.
Inflection: Plural, Neuter, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G2215 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΖΙΖΑΝΙΟΝ.
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- ΖΙΖΑΝΙΩΝ — of tares, of darnel, of weeds
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