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συκάμινος
sukaminos
G4807
G:N-F Greek

mulberry tree

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Sukaminos denotes the tree addressed in Luke 17:6 as capable of being uprooted and planted in the sea.

The attested use identifies a particular tree as the object addressed in a statement about faith, uprooting, and planting in the sea in Luke 17:6.

Senses in use

  1. Tree addressed for uprooting and planting · dominant

    In Luke 17:6, the dative singular feminine form occurs after the address to “this mulberry tree”; the APB renders the command, “Be uprooted and be planted in the sea,” and says that it would obey.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 17:6, the APB presents the referent as “this mulberry tree” within an address and command. This rendering is confirmed by the clause rather than treated as a separate lexical distinction.

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