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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4807. συκάμινος (sukaminos) -- Sycamine tree</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4807.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/revelation/7-5.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4807.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4807</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4806.htm" title="4806">◄</a> 4807. sukaminos <a href="../greek/4808.htm" title="4808">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">sukaminos: Sycamine tree</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">συκάμινος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>sukaminos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>soo-KAH-mee-nos<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(soo-kam'-ee-nos)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Sycamine tree<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a sycamore tree, black mulberry tree.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a Semitic origin, related to the Hebrew word שִׁקְמָה (shiqmah).<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent is שִׁקְמָה (shiqmah), which refers to the sycamore or fig-mulberry tree, as seen in passages like Amos 7:14.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "sukaminos" refers to a type of tree known as the sycamine, which is often associated with the mulberry tree in the ancient world. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to illustrate faith and the power of God.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The sycamine tree was common in the Middle East and was known for its deep root system and hardiness. It was often used in parables and teachings to convey spiritual truths. The tree's resilience and ability to thrive in arid conditions made it a fitting symbol for faith and perseverance.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>4807</b> <i>sykáminos</i> – a sycamine tree, most likely the <i>black</i> mulberry tree, known for its <i>medicinal</i> properties – hence, distinguished by Luke the <i>physician</i> (see <i>WP</i> at Lk 17:6). </p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/4807.htm">4807</a> (<i>sykáminos</i>) then seems to be a distinct species from <a href="/greek/4809.htm">4809</a> (<i>sykomōraía</i>).] <tab></p><p class="discovery"><a href="/greek/4807.htm">4807</a> <i>/sykáminos</i> ("mulberry tree") is deciduous, yields black berries, and grows about six meters high (roughly 20 feet).</p><p class="discovery">[<i>Neither</i> the <a href="/greek/4809.htm">4809</a>/sykomōraía nor the <a href="/greek/4807.htm">4807</a>/sykáminos are the same as the <i>English</i> "sycamore tree."]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Hebrew origin <a href="/hebrew/8256.htm">shiqmah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the mulberry tree, the sycamine<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>mulberry tree (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4807: συκάμινος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">συκάμινος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">συκαμινου</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, Hebrew <span class="hebrew">שִׁקְמָה</span> (of which only the plural <span class="hebrew">שִׁקְמִים</span> is found in the O. T., <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/10-27.htm">1 Kings 10:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/9-10.htm">Isaiah 9:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/amos/7-14.htm">Amos 7:14</a>; once <span class="hebrew">שִׁקְמות</span>), <span class="accented">a sycamine,</span> a tree having the form and foliage of the mulberry, but fruit resembling the fig (equivalent to <span class="greek2">συκομορέα</span>, which see (but Tristram, Nat. Hist. of the Bible, 2nd edition, p. 396f; <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>, etc., regard the sycamine as the black-mulberry tree, and the sycomore as the fig-mulberry)): <a href="/interlinear/luke/17-6.htm">Luke 17:6</a>. (Often in <span class="abbreviation">Theophrastus</span>; <span class="abbreviation">Strabo</span> 17, p. 823; <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 1, 34; <span class="abbreviation">Dioscorid.</span> 1, 22.) (Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Vanicek</span>, Fremdwörter, p. 54; especially Löw, Aram. Pflanzennamen, § 332, cf. § 338; <span class="abbreviation">BB. DD.</span>, as above; '<span class="abbreviation">Bible Educator</span>' 4:343; Pickering, Chron. Hist. of Plants, pp. 106, 258.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sycamine tree, mulberry tree<p>Of Hebrew origin (<a href="/hebrew/8256.htm">shaqam</a>) in imitation of <a href="/greek/4809.htm">sukomoraia</a>; a sycamore-fig tree -- sycamine tree. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4809.htm">sukomoraia</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8256.htm">shaqam</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>συκαμίνους συκαμινω συκαμίνω συκαμίνῳ συκαμίνων sukamino sukaminō sykamino sykaminō sykamínoi sykamínōi<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/17-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 17:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular">Adj-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἂν τῇ <b>συκαμίνῳ</b> ταύτῃ Ἐκριζώθητι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to this <span class="itali">mulberry tree,</span> 'Be uprooted<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> unto this <span class="itali">sycamine</span> tree, Be thou plucked up by the root,<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/17-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> anyhow to the <span class="itali">mulberry tree</span> this Be you rooted up<p><b><a href="/greek/4807.htm">Strong's Greek 4807</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4807.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/sukamino__4807.htm">συκαμίνῳ — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4806.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4806"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4806" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4808.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4808"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4808" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>