GREEK · G20422
ἐπικαρπολογέομαι
epikarpologeomai — glean
glean
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Glean
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3950
לָקַט
la.qat — to gather
1) to pick up, gather, glean, gather up 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pick up, gather 1a2) to glean 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to gather, gather up 1b2) to collect (money) 1b3) to glean 1c) (Pual) to be picked up 1d) (Hithpael) to collect oneself
34 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5955
עֹלֵלוֹת
o.le.lah — gleaning
gleaning
6 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3951
לֶ֫קֶט
le.qet — gleaning
gleaning
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3953
לָקַשׁ
la.qash — to glean
1) to glean, gather, take the aftermath, take everything 1a) (Piel) to despoil, gather everything from, strip
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G20445
ἐπιρρωγολογέομαι
epirrōgologeomai — glean grapes off
glean grapes off
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ὑποφυλλίς
hupophullis — a gleaning
a gleaning
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7363
ἐπανατρυγάω
epanatrugaō — to glean the vintage
to glean the vintage
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7469
ἐπιφυλλίζω
epiphullizō — to glean
to glean
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7470
ἐπιφυλλίς
epiphullis — a gleaning
the small grapes left for gleaners , [variant datesAnthology Palantina: hence, (Aristophanes Comicus) calls poetasters ἐπιφυλλίδες, mere gleanings. (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7777
καλαμάομαι
kalamaomai — to glean
to glean
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The corners of fields were not to be reaped, and the sheaf accidentally left behind was not to be fetched away, according to the law of Moses (Lev. 19:9; 23:22; Deut. 24:21). They were to be left for the poor to glean. Similar laws were given regarding vineyards and oliveyards. (Comp. Ruth 2:2.)
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.