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θερισμός

therismós

G2326 noun

SILEX Entry

Definition

The act of reaping or gathering in crops, especially grain; by extension, the harvested crop itself or the season of harvest. In metaphorical contexts, refers to a period or event of gathering people together, whether for judgment, reward, or another decisive purpose.

Semantic Range

act of reaping, gathering crops, harvest (as a season or event), the gathered produce, metaphorical: a time of gathering or reckoning, a decisive period

Root / Etymology

From the verb θερίζω (therizō, 'to reap' or 'to harvest'), which derives from the root θερισ- referring to reaping activity or harvest.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In classical Greek, θερισμός primarily denotes the literal agricultural act of harvest and the produce reaped, typically grain (cf. Xenophon, Herodotus). In the Septuagint (LXX), it often translates Hebrew terms for the harvest season, closely tied to Israelite agricultural cycle and associated feasts. In the New Testament, θερισμός commonly appears in agricultural parables and metaphorical usages, especially in the synoptic Gospels (e.g., Matthew 9:37-38; Luke 10:2), where it symbolizes an urgent time of gathering people or final reckoning. The context determines whether it refers concretely to crops or abstractly to people or events. While English translations often use 'harvest,' in ancient usage the word carried both the practical and symbolic connotations. It should be distinguished from related words like θερίζω ('to reap'), ἀμήτη ('reaping'), and σπορά ('sowing').

Translation Consistency

primary "harvest" 13 occurrences

θερισμός straightforwardly means the act/season/result of reaping. “Harvest” is the natural, common English noun that covers the physical reaping, the gathered crop, the harvest season, and the frequent metaphorical sense (a time of gathering or reckoning). It is already the dominant rendering in the P2 data and will provide consistent, natural translations across all forms.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from θερίζω; reaping, i.e. the crop:--harvest.

Root Family

θερισμός (therismos) — reaping, harvesting, gathering in crops

Root θερισ- to reap, to harvest, to gather in

Word Forms

3 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G2326-02 θερισμὸς therismos N NOM M SG harvest harvest harvest 6
G2326-03 θερισμοῦ therismou N GEN M SG harvest of harvest harvest 4
G2326-01 θερισμὸν therismon N ACC M SG harvest harvest harvest 3

Occurrences in Scripture

13 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G2326-02 Matthew 9:37 θερισμὸς therismos N NOM M SG harvest harvest harvest
G2326-03 Matthew 9:38 θερισμοῦ therismou N GEN M SG harvest of harvest harvest
G2326-01 Matthew 9:38 θερισμὸν therismon N ACC M SG harvest harvest harvest
G2326-03 Matthew 13:30 θερισμοῦ therismou N GEN M SG harvest of harvest harvest
G2326-03 Matthew 13:30 θερισμοῦ therismou-2 N GEN M SG harvest of harvest harvest
G2326-02 Matthew 13:39 θερισμὸς therismos N NOM M SG harvest harvest harvest
G2326-02 Mark 4:29 θερισμός therismos N NOM M SG harvest harvest harvest
G2326-02 Luke 10:2 θερισμὸς therismos N NOM M SG harvest harvest harvest
G2326-03 Luke 10:2 θερισμοῦ therismou N GEN M SG harvest of harvest of harvest
G2326-01 Luke 10:2 θερισμὸν therismon N ACC M SG harvest harvest harvest
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