Lexical Definition
ἐλαία elaía (el-ah'-yah) olive tree G:N-F
feminine of a presumed derivative from an obsolete primary
olive (berry, tree).
- an olive (the tree or the fruit)
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἐλαῖαι | olive trees | Rev.11.4 |
| ἐλαίᾳ | olive tree | Rom.11.24 |
| ἐλαίασ | olive tree | Rom.11.17 |
| olives | Jas.3.12 | |
| ελαιών | of olives | LXX.Zech.14.4 • LXX.Zech.14.4 |
| olive | LXX.2Sam.15.30 • LXX.Ps.128.3 | |
| olive trees | LXX.Exod.27.20 • LXX.Zech.4.12 | |
| olives | LXX.Exod.30.24 | |
| ελαίασ | of an olive | LXX.Gen.8.11 |
| of olive | LXX.Deut.8.8 • LXX.Job.15.33 | |
| olive | LXX.Judg.15.5 • LXX.Neh.8.15 • LXX.Isa.17.6 • LXX.Hab.3.17 • LXX.Hag.2.19 | |
| ελαίαν | an olive tree | LXX.Isa.24.13 |
| olive | LXX.Mic.6.15 | |
| olive tree | LXX.Jer.11.16 | |
| ελαίαι | Olive trees | LXX.Deut.28.40 • LXX.Zech.4.3 • LXX.Zech.4.11 |
| ελαία | olive | LXX.Hos.14.6 |
| olive tree | LXX.Judg.9.8 • LXX.Judg.9.9 • LXX.Ps.52.8 | |
| your olive | LXX.Deut.28.40 |
Abbott-Smith
ἐλαία (Attic, ἐλάα), -ας, ἡ [in LXX for זַיִת ;]
1. an olive tree: Ro 11:17, 24, Re 11:4; τ. ὄρος τῶν ἐ. (הַר הַוֵּתִים, Za 14:4), the Mount of Olives: Mt 21:1 24:3 26:30, Mk 11:1 13:3 14:26, Lk 19:37 22:39; τὸ καλούμενον ἐ. (T, ἐλαιών, q.v.), Lk 19:29 21:37.
2. an olive (Aristoph.): Ja 3:12.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Zechariah | 14:4 |
| Matthew | 21:1 · 24:3 · 26:30 |
| Mark | 11:1 · 13:3 · 14:26 |
| Luke | 19:29 · 19:37 · 21:37 · 22:39 |
| Romans | 11:17 · 11:24 |
| James | 3:12 |
| Revelation | 11:4 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ἐλαία,
Attic dialect ἐλάα, ἡ, olive-tree, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἱερὴ ἐ[Refs 5th c.BC+] to run beyond the olives, which stood at the end of the Athenian racecourse, i.e. to go too far, [Refs 5th c.BC+], ubi see Scholia; of the Indian Olea cuspidata, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 variety of δάφνη [Refs 1st c.BC+]
__II olive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] —Acc. to Grammars ἐλάα was the proper form in this sense, ἐλαία in the first; but ἐλάα is simply the Attic dialect form,[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__III naevus on the skin, Melamp.[Refs]
__IV ={δίφρου Κυρηναϊκοῦ μέρος}, [Refs 5th c.AD+], the penultimate is long, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but ἐλᾰῶν in [Refs 1st c.AD+]