vine
Ampelos denotes a vine, named as the source of fruit and branches and used figuratively in John’s comparison.
The term denotes a vine as the source of fruit, branches, and harvestable clusters; in John it is used in a comparison in which the speaker is the vine and others are branches.
Senses in use
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Vine as a fruit-bearing plant · dominant
In James 3:12, the nominative singular form is placed beside a fig tree and is said not to produce figs. The genitive singular form identifies the source of “fruit” in Luke 22:18, Mark 14:25, and Matthew 26:29; in Revelation 14:18 and Revelation 14:19 it is the vine whose clusters are harvested.
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Figurative vine in a branch comparison · common
In John 15:1 and John 15:5, the nominative singular form occurs in the statement “I am the vine,” followed by the contrast with branches. In John 15:4, the dative singular form is used in the condition that a branch must abide in the vine in order to bear fruit.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB regularly uses “vine,” including “fruit of the vine,” “vine of the earth,” and the branch comparison in John 15:1, John 15:4, and John 15:5. These English phrases present the verse-level imagery renderings.