κόκκος

kókkos

grain

A kernel or seed; primarily refers to a single grain or seed (such as of wheat, barley, or mustard), often as the smallest discrete unit of agricultural produce. May also refer to a granular particle or pellet in non-agricultural contexts (e.g., a particle of sand or medicine), but most commonly in Koine Greek to an individual seed, especially when emphasizing singularity, minuteness, or the potential for growth.

G2848

John 12:24 · Word #8

Lexicon G2848

Lemmaκόκκος
Transliterationkókkos
Strong'sG2848
DefinitionA kernel or seed; primarily refers to a single grain or seed (such as of wheat, barley, or mustard), often as the smallest discrete unit of agricultural produce. May also refer to a granular particle or pellet in non-agricultural contexts (e.g., a particle of sand or medicine), but most commonly in Koine Greek to an individual seed, especially when emphasizing singularity, minuteness, or the potential for growth.

Morphology N NOM M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasegrain
Literalgrain

Lexical Info

Lemmaκόκκος
Strong'sG2848

SIBI-P1 Translation G2848-03

a seed

Morphological NotesNoun, nominative, masculine, singular (Gr,N,,,,,NMS) — functioning as a singular subject or standalone lexical unit.
Rendering RationaleThe noun κόκκος denotes a single discrete grain or kernel, emphasizing singularity and minuteness. Rendering it as "a seed" preserves its core sense as one individual unit capable of growth, reflecting the nominative singular form.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

grain

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleP1 'a seed' should be 'grain' here, as both the immediate article 'the' and the parallel with 'wheat' demand the specific context 'grain' (as in wheat grain).
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