Luke 13:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

It is like unto leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὁμοία ἐστὶν ζύμῃ, ἣν λαβοῦσα γυνὴ ἐνέκρυψεν εἰς ἀλεύρου σάτα τρία, ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον.

Transliteration

Homoia estin zymē, which labousa gynē enekrypsen into aleurou sata three, until hou ezymōthē holon.

Grammar Details

*Homoia*: adjective, nominative, feminine, singular - like/similar
*estin*: present, active, indicative, 3rd singular - is
*zymē*: dative, feminine, singular - leaven/yeast
*labousa*: aorist participle, active, nominative, feminine, singular - having taken
*gynē*: nominative, feminine, singular - woman
*enekrypsen*: aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - hid/mixed in
*aleurou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of flour/meal
*sata*: accusative, neuter, plural - measures (Hebrew measure ≈ 13 liters)
*hou*: genitive, neuter, singular - of which (until when)
*ezymōthē*: aorist, passive, indicative, 3rd singular - was leavened
*holon*: nominative, neuter, singular - whole/all

Word Meanings

*zymē*: leaven/yeast/fermenting agent
*labousa*: having taken/taking
*enekrypsen*: hid/mixed in/concealed
*aleurou*: of flour/meal
*sata*: measures (Hebrew volume measure)
*ezymōthē*: was leavened/was fermented/was affected by yeast
*holon*: whole/all/entire

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Referenced Verses

Matt 13:33 : 33 Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
1 Cor 5:6 : 6 Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
Phil 1:6 : 6 being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Phil 1:9-9 : 9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and all discernment; 10 so that ye may approve the things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and void of offence unto the day of Christ; 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are through Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
1 Thess 5:23-24 : 23 And the God of peace himself sanctify you wholly; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved entire, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 Faithful is he that calleth you, who will also do it.
Jas 1:21 : 21 Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Job 17:9 : 9 Yet shall the righteous hold on his way, And he that hath clean hands shall wax stronger and stronger.
Ps 92:13-14 : 13 They are planted in the house of Jehovah; They shall flourish in the courts of our God. 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:
Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is as the dawning light, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.
Hos 6:3 : 3 And let us know, let us follow on to know Jehovah: his going forth is sure as the morning; and he will come unto us as the rain, as the latter rain that watereth the earth.
John 4:14 : 14 but whosoever {G302} drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.
John 15:2 : 2 Every branch in me that beareth not fruit, he taketh it away: and every [branch] that beareth fruit, he cleanseth it, that it may bear more fruit.

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