head of grain • στάχυς

Lexical Definition

‎στάχυς‎ stáchys (stakh'-oos) head of grain ^G:N-M
from the base of ‎ἵστημι‎

ear (of corn).

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

Usage: 7 forms in 25 verses

Form	Translated As	In Verse(s)
σταχύων	ears of corn	LXX.Judg.15.5
	of corn	LXX.Isa.17.5
στάχυϊ	ear	Mark.4.28
στάχυσι	ears of corn	LXX.Judg.15.5 • LXX.Ruth.2.2
στάχυσ	Stachys	LXX.Judg.12.6
	an ear of corn	LXX.Job.24.24
	corn	LXX.Exod.22.6 • LXX.Deut.23.25
στάχυν	an ear	Mark.4.28
	corn	LXX.Isa.17.5
στάχυεσ	ears of corn	LXX.Gen.41.5 • LXX.Gen.41.6 • LXX.Gen.41.7 • LXX.Gen.41.22 • LXX.Gen.41.23 • LXX.Gen.41.24 • LXX.Gen.41.26 • LXX.Gen.41.27
στάχυασ	ears of corn	LXX.Gen.41.7 • LXX.Gen.41.24 • LXX.Judg.15.5
	heads of grain	Matt.12.1 • Mark.2.23 • Luke.6.1

Abbott-Smith

στάχυς, -υος, ὁ [in LXX chiefly for שִׁבֹּלֶת ;]
an ear of corn: Mt 12:1, Mk 2:23 4:28, Lk 6:1.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book	Refs
Matthew	12:1
Mark	2:23 · 4:28
Luke	6:1

Liddell-Scott-Jones

στάχυς [στᾰχῡς

[Refs 5th c.BC+], υος, ὁ: plural στάχυες [Refs].1424a333, etc.; Epic dialect dative σταχύεσσιν [LXX+8th c.BC+]—ear of corn, in plural, Il.[same place], [NT+8th c.BC+]; τοὺς ὑπερέχοντας τῶν σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐκ καλάμης.. στάχυες, of Bacchylides' poems, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of the crop reaped by Cleon in capturing the Spartans at Sphacteria, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; βίον θερίζειν ὥστε κάρπιμον σ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]

__2 generally, scion, progeny, σ. ἄρσην [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; δισσὸν Βορέον σ. [Refs 4th c.AD+]; Ἑλλάδος ἀμώων ἄγαμον σ. [Refs]
__3 name of the chief star in the constellation Virgo, Spica Virginis, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II lower part of the abdomen, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__III base horehound, Stachys germanica, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__IV νάρδου στάχυς,= ναρδόσταχυς, [Refs]; ὁ τῆς νάρδου σ. [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__V surgical bandage, 'spica' bandage, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__VI παρὰ τοῖς ναυπηγοῖς τὸ ἐπὶ τῆς φάλαγγος μεριζόμενον, [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__VII = Heb. shibboleth, [LXX]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.41.7 ☩ Matt.12.1 ☩ LXX.Judg.12.6}