Strong’s G2220 · Greek
ζυμόω
zymóō · dzoo-mo'-o
Origin from ζύμη (G2219);
Meaning to cause to ferment
In the King James Version leaven.
In 4 verses of the King James Version
- Matthew 13:33Another 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 the whole was leavened.
- Luke 13:21It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
- 1 Corinthians 5:6Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump?
- Galatians 5:9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
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.