Strong’s G2215 · Greek
ζιζάνιον
zizánion · dziz-an'-ee-on
Origin of uncertain origin;
Meaning darnel or false grain
In the King James Version tares.
In 8 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 13:25But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
- Matthew 13:26But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
- Matthew 13:27So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
- Matthew 13:29But he said, Nay; lest while ye gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
- Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat into my barn.
- Matthew 13:36Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
- Matthew 13:38The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one;
- Matthew 13:40As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.