phurama denotes a whole mass, especially one affected by leaven or treated as material for making vessels.

The term most often designates the whole mass in sayings about a little leaven affecting it; it also names a mass considered holy or used as the material from which different vessels are made.

1. The whole mass affected by leaven · dominant

   In 1 Corinthians 5:6 and Galatians 5:9, the accusative singular form occurs in the statement that a little leaven leavens the whole mass. In 1 Corinthians 5:7, the nominative singular form occurs in the call to become a new mass after the old leaven is removed; the APB renders the clauses with “whole lump” and “new lump.”

   1 Corinthians 5:61 Corinthians 5:7Galatians 5:9
2. A mass considered or shaped as a whole · common

   In Romans 11:16, the nominative singular form is called holy alongside the firstfruits. In Romans 9:21, the genitive singular form identifies the same mass from which a potter makes one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use; the APB renders these clauses with “lump.”

   Romans 11:16Romans 9:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all five verses, the APB presents the term as “lump,” including “whole lump,” “new lump,” and “same lump.” These renderings confirm the clauses' mass imagery rather than isolate every contribution of the Greek form.