Lexical Summary stachys: a head of grain Original Word: στάχυςTransliteration: stachys Phonetic Spelling: (stakh'-oos) Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a head of grain Meaning: a head of grain Strong's Concordance ear of corn. From the base of histemi; a head of grain (as standing out from the stalk) -- ear (of corn). see GREEK histemi Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4719: στάχυςστάχυς, σταχυνος (cf. Buttmann, 14), ὁ (connected with the root, sta, ἵστημι; Curtius, p. 721), from Homer down, the Sept. for שִׁבֹּלֶת, an ear of corn (or growing grain): Matthew 12:1; Mark 2:23; Mark 4:28; Luke 6:1. |