Strong's Greek Concordance

G4719: στάχυς

stáchys · “head of grain”

Definition

a head of grain (as standing out from the stalk)

KJV translates it as: ear (of corn)

Word origin: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);

Extended definition

στάχυς, -υος, ὁ
[in LXX chiefly for שִׁבֹּל ;]
an ear of corn: Mat.12:1, Mrk.2:23 4:28, Luk.6:1.†
(AS)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).

How G4719 is translated

  • heads of grain ×2
  • heads of grain. ×1
  • an ear ×1
  • ear. ×1

Bible verses with G4719 (stáchys)

Stáchys appears in 4 verses.

  • Matthew 12:1

    At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day through the corn; and his disciples were an hungred, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat.

  • Mark 2:23

    And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn.

  • Mark 4:28

    For the earth bringeth forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear.

  • Luke 6:1

    And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands.

Words derived from G4719