Word study · Greek
ampelos
vine, grapevine
Say it: AM-pel-os (approximate)
ἄμπελος
What it means
A grapevine. In the Old Testament, Israel is God's vine. Jesus says, "I am the true vine" (15:1, 15:5), meaning the faithful Israel in whom the branches live.
Range of meaning
- VineA grapevine.
In John
- Chapter 15
"I am the true vine" (15:1, 15:4-5).
Every verse (3)
Verses where G0288 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources