"a cluster or bunch of grapes, Mt. 7:16; Lk. 6:44, Rev. 14:18*"
Definition and meaning
a cluster or bunch of grapes, Mt. 7:16; Lk. 6:44, Rev. 14:18*
In the original Greek the word is written: σταφυλή
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 staphyle (G4718) across the King James Bible.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
And another angel came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle, saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe.
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Common questions
Strong's G4718 (staphyle) is a Greek word that means: a cluster or bunch of grapes, Mt. 7:16; Lk. 6:44, Rev. 14:18* It appears 3 times in the King James Bible.
The word staphyle (G4718) appears 3 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4718 is staphyle, a Greek word defined as: a cluster or bunch of grapes, Mt. 7:16; Lk. 6:44, Rev. 14:18*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
staphyle is a Greek word found in the New Testament.