Biblica Analytica
G4621 Greek

σῖτος

sitos

grain

Lexicon Entry

Definition
grain
Transliteration
sitos
Strong's Number
G4621
Occurrences
14

Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

What Original Readers Understood

Explored

The Greek word σῖτος (sitos) has a simple yet fundamental definition, referring to grain or grain products. With 14 occurrences in the Bible, it appears in various contexts. The usage of σῖτος often relates to bread or food in general, indicating its importance as a staple in ancient diets. It can also refer to grain as a commodity or as the product of the earth. Its significance extends beyond the literal meaning of grain, as it often symbolizes nourishment, provision, and abundance. In the biblical text, σῖτος appears in narratives about daily life, provision, and scarcity, offering a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of ancient communities relying on grain for sustenance. As a result, σῖτος becomes a significant word, touching on the basics of human existence and the relationship between people and their environments.

Source data & methodology
Strong's
G4621
Lemma
σῖτος
Transliteration
sitos
Definition
grain
Occurrences
14
Model
groq
Prompt version
1

AI synthesis uses only the lexicon data above as context — never training knowledge.

Occurrences in Scripture

14 total occurrences across the text

Matthew 3:12

His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor. He will gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn up with unquenchable fire.”

Matthew 13:25

but while people slept, his enemy came and sowed darnel weeds also among the wheat, and went away.

Matthew 13:29

“But he said, ‘No, lest perhaps while you gather up the darnel weeds, you root up the wheat with them.

Matthew 13:30

Let both grow together until the harvest, and in the harvest time I will tell the reapers, “First, gather up the darnel weeds, and bind them in bundles to burn them; but gather the wheat into my barn.” ’ ”

Mark 4:28

For the earth bears fruit: first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.

Luke 3:17

whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his threshing floor, and will gather the wheat into his barn; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

Luke 12:18

He said, ‘This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods.

Luke 16:7

Then he said to another, ‘How much do you owe?’ He said, ‘A hundred cors of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, and write eighty.’

Luke 22:31

The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have all of you, that he might sift you as wheat,

John 12:24

Most certainly I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains by itself alone. But if it dies, it bears much fruit.

Acts 27:38

When they had eaten enough, they lightened the ship, throwing out the wheat into the sea.

1 Corinthians 15:37

That which you sow, you don’t sow the body that will be, but a bare grain, maybe of wheat, or of some other kind.

Revelation 6:6

I heard a voice in the middle of the four living creatures saying, “A choenix of wheat for a denarius, and three choenix of barley for a denarius! Don’t damage the oil and the wine!”

Revelation 18:13

and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people’s bodies and souls.