"cumin, cuminum salivum of Linnaeus, a plant, a native of Egypt and Syria, whose seeds are of an aromatic, warm, bitterish taste, with a strong but not disagreeable smell, and used by the ancients as a condiment, Mt. 23:23*"
Definition and meaning
cumin, cuminum salivum of Linnaeus, a plant, a native of Egypt and Syria, whose seeds are of an aromatic, warm, bitterish taste, with a strong but not disagreeable smell, and used by the ancients as a condiment, Mt. 23:23*
In the original Greek the word is written: κύμινον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of kyminon (G2951) across the King James Bible.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
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Common questions
Strong's G2951 (kyminon) is a Greek word that means: cumin, cuminum salivum of Linnaeus, a plant, a native of Egypt and Syria, whose seeds are of an aromatic, warm, bitterish taste, with a strong but not disagreeable smell, and used by the ancients as a... It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word kyminon (G2951) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2951 is kyminon, a Greek word defined as: cumin, cuminum salivum of Linnaeus, a plant, a native of Egypt and Syria, whose seeds are of an aromatic, warm, bitterish taste, with a strong but not. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
kyminon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.