ζύμη
zumē (G2219)
leaven
AI Word Study
The Greek word ζύμη (zumē) translates to "leaven." In the context of food and drink, leaven refers to a substance used to make dough rise, typically yeast or some other fermentation agent. This word is used 13 times in the Bible, indicating its significance in ancient Jewish culture. The usage of zumē is closely tied to bread-making, a staple in ancient cuisine. The mention of leaven often serves as a metaphor for something that causes change or corruption, rather than the literal process of baking. This ambiguity allows zumē to be used in a range of contexts, from discussions of food purity to allegorical accounts of spiritual transformation. The limited occurrence of zumē in the New Testament suggests that it may have been used intentionally to evoke a sense of contrast or moral judgment. However, without further context, it is difficult to discern the full extent of its significance. Nevertheless, the recurrence of this word indicates its importance in shaping the cultural and symbolic associations of early Christian communities.
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He spoke another parable to them. “The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, until it was all leavened.”
Jesus said to them, “Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the yeast of bread, but of the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
He warned them, saying, “Take heed: beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and the yeast of Herod.”
Meanwhile, when a multitude of many thousands had gathered together, so much so that they trampled on each other, he began to tell his disciples first of all, “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
It is like yeast, which a woman took and hid in three measures of flour, until it was all leavened.”
Your boasting is not good. Don’t you know that a little yeast leavens the whole lump?
Purge out the old yeast, that you may be a new lump, even as you are unleavened. For indeed Christ, our Passover, has been sacrificed in our place.
Therefore let’s keep the feast, not with old yeast, neither with the yeast of malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth.