Luke 13:21 in context
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Luke 13:21

It is like leaven (yeast) that a woman takes and hides (mixes – Gk. ekgrupto) in three measures (Gk. saton – equivalent to 13 liters) of flour [a total of about 40 liters] until the whole dough has been leavened [affected by the yeast]."
[Luke alternates between man and woman when compiling his gospel, see verse 19 where "a man sows" and 21 where "a woman hides". The main point is how God's kingdom starts small but will grow. At the same time, the parable also suggests that God's kingdom grows disproportionately. A planted mustard seed becomes only a bush, not a tree. Already 30-60 days after sowing, mustard seeds can be harvested from the mustard bush, which is then a few decimeters high. The bush can continue to grow and reach a height of 2-3 meters, but then it no longer yields a harvest. This may be a hint that the Kingdom of God bears good fruit in small contexts. Leaven is consistently used in the Bible as a symbol of false teachings. In the midst of the growing Kingdom of God, there is also evil. In the story that precedes these parables, the ruler of the synagogue was someone who did not want to see people healed, see verses 10-17! See also comments in Matt. 13.]
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Nestle-Aland and Textus Receptus

ὁμοία   ἐστὶν   ζύμῃ   ἣν   λαβοῦσα   γυνὴ   ἐνέκρυψεν   εἰς   ἀλεύρου   σάτα   τρία   ἕως   οὗ   ἐζυμώθη   ὅλον.¶  

Manuscript comments

The greek text has 15 words. There is no difference between NA and TR in this verse.


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3664
 ὁμοία (omoia)
 Like
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
A-NSF
G1510
 ἐστὶν (estin)
 it is
VERB Verb
pres. active ind. present active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PAI-3S
G2219
 ζύμῃ (zyme)
 to leaven,
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF
G3739
 ἣν (en)
 which
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
R-ASF
G2983
 λαβοῦσα (laboysa)
 having taken,
VERB Verb
2nd aorist active part. second aorist active Participle
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
V-2AAP-NSF
G1135
 γυνὴ (gyne)
 a woman
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G1470
 ἐνέκρυψεν (enekrypsen)
 hid
VERB Verb
aorist active ind. aorist active indicative
sing. third person singular
V-AAI-3S
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 in
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0224
 ἀλεύρου (aleyroy)
 of meal
Noun Noun
gen. sing. neut. genitive singular Neutral
N-GSN
G4568
 σάτα (sata)
 measures
Noun Noun
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
N-APN
G5140
 τρία (tria)
 three
Adjective Adjective
acc. pl. neut. accusative plural Neutral
A-APN
G2193
 ἕως (eos)
 until
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G3739
 οὗ (oy)
 it
Relative pron. Relative pronoun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
R-GSM
G2220
 ἐζυμώθη (ezymothe)
 was leavened
VERB Verb
aorist pass. ind. aorist passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-API-3S
G3650
 ὅλον.¶ (olon.)
 all.
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. neut. Nominative singular Neutral
A-NSN

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