zizanion denotes weeds sown among grain, left until harvest, then gathered and burned.

The term denotes the weeds placed among grain in the field scene: they appear alongside the crop, are left to grow until harvest, and are then collected for burning. In the parable’s explanation, the same plural term identifies the group contrasted with the good seed.

1. Weeds among grain in the field parable · dominant

   The plural forms designate what an enemy sows among the grain in Matthew 13:25; in Matthew 13:26 the APB renders their later appearance after the crop has sprouted. In Matthew 13:29 and Matthew 13:30, they are the plants not to be collected prematurely, but to be gathered at harvest; Matthew 13:38 and Matthew 13:40 retain this imagery in the explanation and final comparison.

   Matthew 13:25Matthew 13:26Matthew 13:29Matthew 13:30Matthew 13:38Matthew 13:40

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB consistently uses “weeds” in the field narrative, the request to explain the parable, and its explanation. This consistency reflects the verse-level translation, which does not mark a word-for-word alignment.