G4615Greeksinápeōs
σινάπεως
mustard (the plant)
5
Total Occurrences
3
Books
0
Old Testament
5
New Testament
Detailed Definition
- 1mustard, the name of a plant which in middle eastern countries grows from a very small seed and attains to the height of a tree, 10 feet (3 m) and more; hence a very small quantity of a thing is likened to a mustard seed, and also a thing which grows to a remarkable size
Etymology & Derivation
perhaps from ??????? (to hurt, i.e. sting)