στάχυς stáchys

Meaning

a head of grain (as standing out from the stalk)

In the King James Version: ear (of corn)

Derivation: from the base of G2476 (ἵστημι);

Where it is used

• Matthew 12:1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.
• Mark 2:23 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain as they walked along.
• Mark 4:28 All by itself the earth produces a crop—first the stalk, then the head, then grain that ripens within.
• Luke 6:1 One Sabbath Jesus was passing through the grainfields, and His disciples began to pick the heads of grain, rub them in their hands, and eat them.