ζιζάνιον zizánion

Greek · Strong's G2215 · used 8 times in 8 verses

Meaning

darnel or false grain

In the King James Version: tares

Derivation: of uncertain origin;

Matthew 13:25 But while everyone was asleep, his enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and slipped away.
Matthew 13:26 When the wheat sprouted and bore grain, then the weeds also appeared.
Matthew 13:27 The owner’s servants came to him and said, ‘Sir, didn’t you sow good seed in your field? Where then did the weeds come from?’
Matthew 13:29 ‘No,’ he said, ‘if you pull the weeds now, you might uproot the wheat with them.
Matthew 13:30 Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
Matthew 13:36 Then Jesus dismissed the crowds and went into the house. His disciples came to Him and said, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Matthew 13:38 The field is the world, and the good seed represents the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one,
Matthew 13:40 As the weeds are collected and burned in the fire, so will it be at the end of the age.