ἐλαιών

elaiōnNounG1638

Olivet

From: from G1636 (ἐλαία);

Short Definition

an olive-orchard, i.e. (specially) the Mount of Olives

Full Lexicon Entry

olive-grove, olive-garden (so in FlJ and in π.; Deiss., BS, 209 ff.; MM, Exp., iii; M, Pr., 49, 69, 235): (where EL, ll with, proposes the conjectural emendation *ἐλαιῶν *for -ῶνος).
LXX Usage: for זַיִת

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun

Morphology N:N-M-L

DescriptionN:N-M-L

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Luke
4
Matthew
3
Mark
3
Acts
1
John
1

Key Passages

  • Acts 1:12
  • Luke 19:29
  • Luke 21:37
  • Matthew 21:1
  • Matthew 26:30

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