"a sycamore tree, mulberry tree, i.q. συκομοραία, q.v., Lk. 17:6*"
Definition and meaning
a sycamore tree, mulberry tree, i.q. συκομοραία, q.v., Lk. 17:6*
In the original Greek the word is written: συκάμινος
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
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 sykaminos (G4807) across the King James Bible.
And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.
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Common questions
Strong's G4807 (sykaminos) is a Greek word that means: a sycamore tree, mulberry tree, i.q. συκομοραία, q.v., Lk. 17:6* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word sykaminos (G4807) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4807 is sykaminos, a Greek word defined as: a sycamore tree, mulberry tree, i.q. συκομοραία, q.v., Lk. 17:6*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
sykaminos is a Greek word found in the New Testament.