"an unripe or unseasonable fig, such as, shaded by the foliage, does not ripen at the usual season, but hangs on the trees during winter, Rev. 6:13*"
Definition and meaning
an unripe or unseasonable fig, such as, shaded by the foliage, does not ripen at the usual season, but hangs on the trees during winter, Rev. 6:13*
In the original Greek the word is written: ὄλυνθος
Historical context
Domitian required people across the empire to address him as Dominus et Deus — Lord and God. Christians who refused to burn incense before the emperor's image faced economic exclusion and imprisonment. The book was written in apocalyptic imagery that believers would recognize but Roman authorities would not — a letter of resistance written to people being crushed by the most powerful empire on earth.
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 olynthos (G3653) across the King James Bible.
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
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Common questions
Strong's G3653 (olynthos) is a Greek word that means: an unripe or unseasonable fig, such as, shaded by the foliage, does not ripen at the usual season, but hangs on the trees during winter, Rev. 6:13* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word olynthos (G3653) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3653 is olynthos, a Greek word defined as: an unripe or unseasonable fig, such as, shaded by the foliage, does not ripen at the usual season, but hangs on the trees during winter, Rev. 6:13*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
olynthos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.