Matt 13:31; Mar 4:31; Luk 13:19 is like the grain of mine
Matt 17:20; Luk 17:6 have faith as a grain of mine
Mustard (gr. Sinapi). Any plant of the genus Brassica. The biblical variety is probably black mustard. It grows wild in Palestine and is also cultivated for its seeds, which are used as a condiment and ground to produce oil. Although the plant is only 1 to 1.20 m tall, it can reach heights of 1.80 to 3.60 m, and thus be strong enough to support birds perching on its branches. The contrast between the size of its seeds and the already developed bushy plant was used by Jesus in the parable to illustrate the growth of the kingdom of heaven (Mat 13:31; Mar 4:31; Luk 13:19); the smallness of the seed was employed by the Lord in connection with faith (Mat 17:20; Luk 17:6). Must. See Wine.
Source: Evangelical Bible Dictionary
name of several herbaceous plants of the cruciferae. The size of its seed is very small, although the plant grows tall, of which Jesus presented a parable, to teach about the Kingdom of Heaven, Mt 13, 31-32; Mark 4, 30-32; Lk 13, 18-19.
Digital Bible Dictionary, Grupo C Service & Design Ltda., Colombia, 2003
Source: Digital Bible Dictionary
see PLANTS
Source: Hispanic World Bible Dictionary
It is a tree of 3 or 4 m., with very small seeds, like talcum powder.
– Parable, Mat 13:31, Mark 4:31, Luke 13:18
– Faith as small as the mustard seed is very powerful, Mat 17:20, Luc 17:6.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
http://bible.com/dictionary/
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
Plant that was cultivated in Israel, highly valued for the seed it produces, which, ground, is used as a useful spice in condiments and medicines. Oil is also extracted from it. The plant itself could grow to about 3 m tall, but the seed was the smallest of those harvested at the time. The one mentioned in the Gospels (Mat 13:31-32; Mat 17:20; Mar 4:31; Luk 13:19; Luk 17:6) was probably the m. black (Sinapsis nigra), whose leaves are eaten as a salad. The Lord Jesus called it “the greatest of vegetables”. †¢Plants of the Bible.
Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
tip, TREE FLOWER
see, YEAST
vet, His seed is mentioned as something extremely small, but which the faith of the apostles did not even reach (Lk. 17:6). The kingdom of God is also compared to this little seed, which nevertheless grows into a tree so big that birds can find shelter in its branches. Various assumptions have been made about which plant is the one mentioned here. The one that best fits the description is “sinapis nigra”, a common mustard plant in Palestine. Its seeds are extremely small, and it grows to a bushy “tree” over three meters tall, so that small birds can take refuge in its branches. There is also the “salvadora persica”, which grows to a greater height. The teaching of this parable is that the kingdom of God would be enlarged on earth, so that Satan’s emissaries could find refuge under his shadow (cf. Mt. 13:31, 32 and vv. 4, 19). (See also LEAVEN.) It is a growth, but, as in other parables given in the same context (Mt. 13), it shows a growth with corruption due to the action of the enemy.
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Shrub plant from Palestine that, from a tiny seed, can become a bush up to three meters high. It is used for seasoning food and has become an emblem of smallness converted into greatness by divine action from the evangelical parable that takes it as a reference (Lk. 17.6)
Pedro Chico González, Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy, Editorial Bruño, Lima, Peru 2006
Source: Dictionary of Catechesis and Religious Pedagogy
It is a tiny seed, whose plant reaches up to 2 or 3 m. Tall. With the parable of the mustard (Mt 13,31-32; Mk 4,30-32; Lk 13,1819), Jesus Christ wants to highlight the disproportion between the humility of the beginning of the kingdom (because the tiny mustard was considered as the smallest of all seeds and as a symbol of insignificant things) and the final stage of an amazing development, as the plant became the largest of all vegetables. -> abola.
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FERNANDEZ RAMOS, Felipe (Dir.), Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth, Editorial Monte Carmelo, Burbos, 2001
Source: Dictionary of Jesus of Nazareth
(Gr. si·na·pi).
Fast-growing plant whose seed or grain Jesus referred to in an illustration about the Kingdom of heaven (Mt 13:31, 32; Mr 4:30-32; Lu 13:18, 19; see ILLUSTRATIONS) and when he indicated that even a little faith could go a long way. (Mt 17:20; Lu 17:6) Various kinds of mustard grow in the wild in Palestine, with the most common cultivated variety being black mustard (Brassica nigra). In good soil it is possible that in a few months the seed will develop until it looks like a tree, as it can reach 4.5 m. tall and its central stem can reach the thickness of the human arm. The flowers of the mustard plant are yellow and the leaves are dark green with jagged edges. The pods it produces contain a strip of seeds that in the case of black mustard are dark brown. In the fall the stems and branches harden to rigidity, strong enough to support the weight of some birds, such as linnets and goldfinches, which feed on the seeds.
Although it can be argued that the mustard seed is not “the smallest” of all seeds—orchid seeds are smaller—and does not actually grow into a “tree,” it should be noted that Jesus he was speaking in terms that would be familiar to his audience. To his listeners, the mustard seed was actually among the smallest seeds ever planted, and it is noteworthy that the Arabs call plants smaller than mustard “trees.” (Mt 13:31, 32)
Source: Dictionary of the Bible
sinapi (sivnapi, 4615), a word of Egyptian origin, is translated “of mustard” in the NT, referring to a “grain”, kokkos. “The conditions that have to be fulfilled by mustard are that it had to be a known plant with a very small seed (Mat 17:20; Luk_1 7.6), sown in the ground, and outgrowing vegetables (Mat 13:31) , developing large branches (Mk 4.31), †¦ attracting birds (Luk 13:19). The mustard that is cultivated is sinapis nigra. The seed is of a well-known smallness. Mustards are annual plants, and they reproduce with extraordinary rapidity. In suitable soil they frequently grow to a height of 3 to 4 meters, and have branches that attract birds” (AE Post, in Hastings†™ Bible Dictionary).¶
Source: Vine New Testament Dictionary