"the fig mulberry tree, sycamore fig, Lk. 19:4*"
Definition and meaning
the fig mulberry tree, sycamore fig, Lk. 19:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: συκομορέα
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 sykomorea (G4809) across the King James Bible.
And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycomore tree to see him: for he was to pass that way.
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Common questions
Strong's G4809 (sykomorea) is a Greek word that means: the fig mulberry tree, sycamore fig, Lk. 19:4* It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word sykomorea (G4809) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G4809 is sykomorea, a Greek word defined as: the fig mulberry tree, sycamore fig, Lk. 19:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
sykomorea is a Greek word found in the New Testament.