BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8081
she.men — oil
1) fat, oil 1a) fat, fatness 1b) oil, olive oil 1b1) as staple, medicament or unguent 1b2) for anointing 1c) fat (of fruitful land, valleys) (metaph)
161 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3092
ye.ho.sha.phat — Jehoshaphat
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.16; son of: Ahilud (H0286); brother of: Baana (H1195) § Jehoshaphat = "Jehovah has judged" 1) son of king Asa and himself king of Judah for 25 years; one of the best, most pious, and prosperous kings of Judah 2) son of Nimshi and father of king Jehu of the northern kingdom of Israel 3) son of Ahilud and chronicler under David and Solomon 4) son of Paruah and one of the 12 commissary officers under Solomon 5) a priest and trumpeter in the time of David 6) symbolical name of a valley near Jerusalem which is the place of ultimate judgment; maybe the deep ravine which separates Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives through which the Kidron flowed
73 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2132
za.yit — (Mount of) Olives
This name means olive, olive tree Also named: elaiōn (ἐλαιών "Olivet" G1638)
36 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1637
elaion — olive oil
ἔλαιον, -ου, τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁמֶן ;] olive-oil: Luk.16:6, Rev.6:6 18:13; for lamps, Mat.25:3-4, 8; for healing, Mrk.6:13, Luk.10:34, Jhn.5:14; for anointing at feasts, Luk.7:46, Heb.1:9" (LXX) .† SYN.: μύρον, ointment, see Tr., Syn., 135 (AS)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1638
elaiōn — Olivet
ἐλαιών, -ῶνος, ὁ (ἐλαία), [in LXX for זַיִת ;] olive-grove, olive-garden (so in FlJ and in π.; Deiss., BS, 209 ff.; MM, Exp., iii; M, Pr., 49, 69, 235): Luk.19:29 21:37 (WH, -ῶν; see their App., 158; Field, Notes, 73; El., § 10, 5; 33, 1; Thayer, see word), Act.1:12 (where EL, ll with, proposes the conjectural emendation ἐλαιῶν for -ῶνος).† (AS)
11 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G966
Bēthsaida — Bethsaida
Βηθσαιδά (Rec. -σαϊδά), and -δάν (Mt, Mk, ll. with), ἡ, indecl. (Syr., house of fish), Bethsaida, a town on NE. shore of the Sea of Galilee: Luk.9:10. It is generally supposed that a second B. on the W. shore is referred to in Mat.11:21, Mrk.6:45 8:22, Luk.10:13, Jhn.1:45 12:21 (DB, i, 282f.; but see Swete on Mrk.6:45). 2. 2. Βηθζαθά, ἡ, indecl. (perh. Aram. בֵּית זַיְתָה, house of olives) Jhn.5:2..† (AS)
7 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1177
ba.al cha.nan — Baal-hanan
A man living at the time of the Patriarchs, first mentioned at Gen.36.38; son of: Achbor (H5907) § Baal-hanan = "Baal is gracious" 1) an early king of Edom 2) one of David's officers, a Gederite, who had the superintendence of his olive and sycamore plantations
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3795
ka.tit — beaten
1) beaten out, pure, pounded fine (in a mortar), costly 1a) of olive oil
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H980
ba.chu.rim — Bahurim
§ Bahurim = "young men's village" a town in Benjamin between Jerusalem and Jericho beyond the Mount of Olives on the way to Jericho
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G1636
elaia — olive tree
ἐλαία (Attic, ἐλάα), -ας, ἡ [in LXX for זַיִת ;] 1. an olive tree: Rom.11:17, 24, Rev.11:4; τ. ὄρος τῶν ἐ. (זַיִת הַר, Zec.14:4), the Mount of Olives: Mat.21:1 24:3 26:30, Mrk.11:1 13:3 14:26, Luk.19:37 22:39; τὸ καλούμενον ἐ. (T, ἐλαιών, which see), Luk.19:29 21:37. 2. an olive (Aristoph.): Jas.3:12.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G65
agrielaios — wild olive tree
ἀγρι-έλαιος, -ον 1. of the wild olive (Anth.). 2. As subst., the wild olive: Rom.11:17, 24 (CGT, in 1.; MM, VGT, see word). † (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2241
ze.tam — Zetham
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.23.8; son of Libni (H3845G) ; brother of: Joel (H3100O) and Jehiel (H3171H) § Zetham = "olive" a Gershonite Levite, the son of Jehieli and grandson of Laadan
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2428
hiketēria — supplication
ἱκετήριος, -α, -ον (ἱκέτης, a suppliant), [in LXX: Job.40:22, 2Ma.9:18 * ;] of a suppliant; as subst., ἡ ἱ. (Sc. ῥάβδος), 1. in cl., an olive-branch, carried by a suppliant. 2. In late Gk. = ἱκεσία, supplication: pl., δεήσεις κ. ἱ., Heb.5:7 SYN.: see: δέησις (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2565
kallielaios — olive tree
καλλιέλαιος, ου, ἡ the garden olive (opposite to ἀγριέλ-): Rom.11:24.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1269
bir.zot — Birzaith
A man of the tribe of Asher living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.31; son of: Malchiel (H4439) § Birzavith or Birzath = "in leanness: choice olive" a descendant of Asher
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1620
gar.gar — berry
berry, olive berry
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1808
da.liy.yah — branch
1) branch, bough 1a) of Israel (fig.) (used with olive tree, vine, cedar tree)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2133
ze.tan — Zethan
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.10; son of: Bilhan (H1092H); brother of: Jeush (H3266H), Benjamin (H1144H), Ehud (H0164H), Chenaanah (H3668H), Tarshish (H8659I) and Ahishahar (H0300) § Zethan = "olive" a Benjamite of the sons of Bilhan
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G21091
sēkos — weight
1. a pen, fold , for lambs, kids, calves, (Homer); ς. δράκοντος the dragon's den , (Euripides) 2. a sacred enclosure, chapel, shrine , (Sophocles Tragicus) 3. a sepulchre, burial-place , (Simonides Lyricus) 4. the trunk of an old olive-tree , (Lysias Orator) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6972
drus — an oak
1. originally a tree (which indeed comes from the same Root), commonly the oak , Lat. quercus, (Homer), etc.; sacred to Zeus, who gave his oracles from the oaks of Dodona, (Odyssey by Homer);—;hence, αἱ προσήγοροι δρύες (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;proverbial, οὐ γὰρ ἀπὸ δρυός ἐσσι οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης thou art no foundling from tree or rock, i. e. thou hast parents and a country, (Odyssey by Homer); οὐ νῦν ἐστιν ἀπὸ δρυὸς οὐδ᾽ ἀπὸ πέτρης ὀαρίζειν 'tis no time now to talk at ease from tree or rock, (Iliad by Homer) 2. of other trees, πίειρα δρῦς the resinous wood (of the pine), (Sophocles Tragicus); of the olive, (Euripides) 3. metaphorically a wornout old man , [variant datesAnthology Palantina (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7173
elainos — of olive
of olive
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G7174
elaiologeō — to pick olives
to pick olives
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9160
stemphulon — dregs
a mass of olives from which the oil has been pressed, olive-cake , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G9795
psilos — bare
1. bare , 2. of land, ψιλὴ ἄροσις a bare corn-field, (Iliad by Homer); πεδίον μέγα τε καὶ ψιλόν (Herdotus Historicus): with genitive, γῆ ψιλὴ δενδρέων land bare of trees, (Herdotus Historicus):—; ψιλὴ γεωργία the tillage of land for corn , opposite to γ. πεφυτευμένη (for vines and olives) , (Aristotle Philosopher) 3. of animals, stript of hair or feathers, bare, smooth , δέρμα (Odyssey by Homer); ἶβις ψιλὴ κεφαλήν bald on the head, (Herdotus Historicus) 4. generally, bare, uncovered , ψιλὸν ὡς ὁρᾷ νέκυν (Sophocles Tragicus):—;with genitive bare of, separated from , ψιλὴ σώματος οὖσα [ ἡ ψυχή] (Plato Philosophus) b. bare, stript of appendages , ψιλὴ τρόπις the bare keel with the planks torn from it, (Odyssey by Homer); ψ. θρίδαξ a lettuce with the side-leaves pulled off , (Herdotus Historicus); ψ. μάχαιραι swords without other arms , (Xenophon Historicus) 5. οἱ ψιλοί (i.e. τῶν ὅπλων); soldiers without heavy armour, light troops , such as archers and slingers, opposite to ὁπλῖται, (Herdotus Historicus), etc.; τὸ ψιλόν, opposite to τὸ ὁπλιτικόν, (Xenophon Historicus); ψ. ἔχων τὴν κεφαλήν bare-headed, without helmet , (Xenophon Historicus) 6. ψιλὸς λόγος bare language, i. e. prose , as opposite to poetry which is clothed in metre, (Plato Philosophus); also, ψ. λόγος is a mere speech, a speech unsupported by evidence , (Demosthenes Orator) 7. ψιλὴ ποίησις mere poetry, without music , i. e. epic poetry, as opposite to lyric , (Plato Philosophus):—;but, ψιλὴ μουσική instrumental music unaccompanied by the voice , (Aristotle Philosopher) 8. Oedipus seems to call Antigone his ψιλὸν ὄμμα, as being the one poor eye left him, (Sophocles Tragicus) 9. adverb ψιλῶς, merely, only , (Plutarch) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →The fruit of the olive-tree. This tree yielded oil which was highly valued. The best oil was from olives that were plucked before being fully ripe, and then beaten or squeezed (Deut. 24:20; Isa. 17:6; 24:13). It was called “beaten,” or “fresh oil” (Ex. 27:20). There were also oil-presses, in which the oil was trodden out by the feet (Micah 6:15). James (3:12) calls the fruit “olive berries.” The phrase “vineyards and olives” (Judg. 15:5, A.V.) should be simply “olive-yard,” or “olive-garden,” as in the Revised Version. (See OIL.)
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
