1636. elaia

Strong's Lexicon

elaia: Olive tree

Original Word: ἐλαία
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: elaia
Pronunciation: eh-lah-ee'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (el-ah'-yah)
Definition: Olive tree
Meaning: an olive tree; the Mount of Olives.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἔλαιον (elaion), meaning "olive oil."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2132 זַיִת (zayith): Refers to the olive tree or olive.

Usage: The term "elaia" refers to the olive tree, a significant plant in the Mediterranean region, known for its fruit and oil. In the New Testament, it is used both literally and metaphorically. The olive tree is often a symbol of peace, prosperity, and divine blessing.

Cultural and Historical Background: The olive tree has been a vital part of Mediterranean culture for thousands of years. It was a staple in the diet, economy, and religious practices of ancient Israel. Olive oil was used for cooking, anointing, and as fuel for lamps. The olive tree's resilience and longevity made it a symbol of endurance and faithfulness.

HELPS Word-studies

1636 elaía – an olive tree (collectively, the Mount of Olives); (figuratively) the people of God, indwelt by the Holy Spirit (the fulfillment/antitype of oil in Scripture).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. word
Definition
an olive (the tree or the fruit)
NASB Translation
olive tree (2), olive trees (1), olives (10).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1636: ἐλαία

ἐλαία, ἐλαίας, ἡ (from Homer down), the Sept. for זַיִת;

1. an olive tree: Romans 11:17, 24; plural Revelation 11:4. τό ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν (for הַזֵּיתִים הַר, Zechariah 14:4), the Mount of Olives, so called from the multitude of olive-trees which grew upon it, distant from Jerusalem (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 8, 6) five stadia eastward (cf. Winers RWB, under the word Oelberg; Arnold in Herzog x., p. 549ff; Furrer in Schenkel iv. 354f; (Grove and Porter in BB. DD.)): Matthew 21:1; Matthew 24:3; Matthew 26:30; Mark 11:1; Mark 13:3; Mark 14:26; Luke 19:37; Luke 22:39; John 8:1 Rec.; (on Luke 19:29; Luke 21:37, see ἐλαιῶν).

2. an olive, the fruit of the olive-tree: James 3:12.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

olive or berry tree.

Feminine of a presumed derivative from an obsolete primary; an olive (the tree or the fruit) -- olive (berry, tree).

Forms and Transliterations

ελαια ελαία ἐλαίᾳ ελαιαι ελαίαι ἐλαῖαι ελαίαν ελαιας ελαίας ἐλαίας ελαϊνον ελαιολογήσης Ελαιων ελαιών Ἐλαιῶν elaia elaiai elaíāi elaîai elaias elaías Elaion Elaiôn Elaiōn Elaiō̂n

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 21:1 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν τότε Ἰησοῦς
NAS: at the Mount of Olives, then
KJV: unto the mount of Olives, then sent
INT: mount of Olives then Jesus

Matthew 24:3 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν προσῆλθον αὐτῷ
NAS: on the Mount of Olives, the disciples
KJV: the mount of Olives, the disciples
INT: mount of Olives came to him

Matthew 26:30 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: they went out to the Mount of Olives.
KJV: into the mount of Olives.
INT: mount of Olives

Mark 11:1 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν ἀποστέλλει δύο
NAS: near the Mount of Olives, He sent two
KJV: the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth
INT: mount of Olives he sends two

Mark 13:3 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν κατέναντι τοῦ
NAS: on the Mount of Olives opposite
KJV: the mount of Olives over against
INT: mount of Olives opposite the

Mark 14:26 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: they went out to the Mount of Olives.
KJV: into the mount of Olives.
INT: mount of Olives

Luke 19:29 N-GFP
GRK: τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν ἀπέστειλεν δύο
KJV: called [the mount] of Olives, he sent
INT: called of Olives he sent two

Luke 19:37 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρους τῶν Ἐλαιῶν ἤρξαντο ἅπαν
NAS: of the Mount of Olives, the whole
KJV: of the mount of Olives, the whole
INT: mount of Olives began all

Luke 21:37 N-GFP
GRK: τὸ καλούμενον Ἐλαιῶν
KJV: that is called [the mount] of Olives.
INT: called of Olives

Luke 22:39 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν ἠκολούθησαν δὲ
NAS: to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples
KJV: to the mount of Olives; and his
INT: mount of Olives followed moreover

John 8:1 N-GFP
GRK: Ὄρος τῶν Ἐλαιῶν
NAS: went to the Mount of Olives.
KJV: unto the mount of Olives.
INT: mount of Olives

Romans 11:17 N-GFS
GRK: πιότητος τῆς ἐλαίας ἐγένου
NAS: root of the olive tree,
KJV: and fatness of the olive tree;
INT: fatness of the olive tree became

Romans 11:24 N-DFS
GRK: τῇ ἰδίᾳ ἐλαίᾳ
NAS: into their own olive tree?
KJV: their own olive tree?
INT: into the own olive tree

James 3:12 N-AFP
GRK: μου συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ
NAS: my brethren, produce olives, or a vine
KJV: bear olive berries? either
INT: of me a fig tree olives to produce or

Revelation 11:4 N-NFP
GRK: αἱ δύο ἐλαῖαι καὶ αἱ
NAS: are the two olive trees and the two
KJV: are the two olive trees, and the two
INT: the two olive trees and the

Strong's Greek 1636
15 Occurrences

ἐλαίᾳ — 1 Occ.
ἐλαῖαι — 1 Occ.
ἐλαίας — 2 Occ.
Ἐλαιῶν — 11 Occ.