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κύμινον

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κύμινον, ου, τό
Greek transliteration: 
kyminon
Simplified transliteration: 
kyminon
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2951
GK Number: 
3248
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2c
Gloss: 
cummin
Definition: 
cumin, cuminum salivum, of Linnaeus, a plant, a native of Egypt and Syria, whose seeds are of an aromatic, warm, bitterish taste, with a strong but not disagreeable smell, and used by the ancients as a condiment, Mt. 23:23*

Greek-English Concordance for κύμινον

Matthew 23:23 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe mint and dill and cumin (kyminon | κύμινον | acc sg neut), and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness. These you ought to have done without neglecting the former.