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στάχυς

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
στάχυς, υος, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
stachus
Simplified transliteration: 
stachus
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4719
GK Number: 
5092
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
5
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1b
Gloss: 
head of grain
Definition: 
an ear of corn, head of grain, Mt. 12:1; Mk. 2:23; 4:28; Lk. 6:1*

Greek-English Concordance for στάχυς

Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and they began to pluck heads of grain (stachuas | στάχυας | acc pl masc) and eat.
Mark 2:23 It happened that Jesus on Sabbath Jesus was going through the grainfields, and his disciples his began to make their way along, plucking heads (stachuas | στάχυας | acc pl masc) of grain.
Mark 4:28 The soil produces a crop all by itself: first the stalk, then the head (stachun | στάχυν | acc sg masc), then the full grain in the head (stachui | στάχυι& | dat sg masc).
Luke 6:1 One Sabbath, as Jesus was going through grainfields, his disciples began to pick some heads (stachuas | στάχυας | acc pl masc) of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.