ΠΗΓΑΝΟΝ, πηγανον
PĒGANON, pēganon
Sounds Like: pay-GAH-non
Translations: rue, a rue
From the root: ΠΗΓΑΝΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to the plant rue, a bitter-tasting herb often used for medicinal purposes or as a seasoning. In ancient contexts, it was sometimes cultivated in gardens and, as seen in the examples, was subject to tithing alongside other herbs.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G4074 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Luke — 11:42
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Seven — 6:16
Justin Martyr
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 17:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Luke — 11:42
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΗΓΑΝΟΝ, appear in our texts.
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