Strongs Number: G2219
- Greek Word
- ζύμη
- Transliteration
- zumē
- Phonetic
- dzoo'-may
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
ferment (as if boiling up)
- Thayers Definition
-
1. leaven
2. metaph. of inveterate mental and moral corruption, viewed in its tendency to infect others
- Origin
- Probably from G2204
- Bible Usage
- leaven.