Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)
flour
Usage: ἄλευρον, -ου, τό (ἀλεύω, to grind), [in LXX for קֶמַח, Num.5:15, al. ;] real: Mat.13:33, Luk.13:21.† (AS)
Strong's Number
G224
Language
Greek
Linked Usages
14
Books
11
Strong's G224 Quick Answer
Strong's G224 ἄλευρον (aleuron) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. aleuron (al'-yoo-ron) n. 1. flour [from aleo "to grind"] It has 14 linked Bible usages across 11 books. Visible English usage signals include meal. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
- Meaning
- aleuron (al'-yoo-ron) n. 1. flour [from aleo "to grind"]
- Usage
- 14 linked usages
- Books
- 11 indexed books
- Corpus
- New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
- Usage Words
- meal
Meaning and Definition
aleuron (al'-yoo-ron) n. 1. flour [from aleo "to grind"] KJV: meal
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G224. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's G224 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render aleuron, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
meal
Matthew 13:33
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How Strong's G224 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
- This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
In the Septuagint (LXX)
Strong's G224 (ἄλευρον) appears 12 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
- 1 Chronicles 12:41 — ἄλευρα
- 3 Kingdoms 5:2 — ἀλεύρου
- 3 Kingdoms 17:12 — ἀλεύρου
- 3 Kingdoms 17:14 — ἀλεύρου
- 3 Kingdoms 17:16 — ἀλεύρου
Strong's G224 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's G224 in the New Testament
2 indexed usages in New Testament.
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
Strong's G224 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
then shall the man bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring his gift for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal: he shall not pour oil upon it, neither shall he put frankincense upon it; for it is a sacrifice of jealousy, a sacrifice of memorial, recalling sin to remembrance.
And Gideon went in, and prepared a kid of the goats, and an ephah of fine flour unleavened; and he put the flesh in the basket, and poured the broth into the pot, and brought them forth to him under the turpentine tree, and drew nigh.
And the woman had a fat heifer in the house; and she hastened and slew it; and she took meal and kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes.
Usage Excerpts
First 14 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G224.
then shall the man bring his wife to the priest, and shall bring his gift for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal: he shall not pour oil upon it, neither shall he put frankincense upon it; for it is a sacrifice of jealousy, a sacrifice of memorial, recalling sin to remembrance.
And Gideon went in, and prepared a kid of the goats, and an ephah of fine flour unleavened; and he put the flesh in the basket, and poured the broth into the pot, and brought them forth to him under the turpentine tree, and drew nigh.
And the woman had a fat heifer in the house; and she hastened and slew it; and she took meal and kneaded it, and baked unleavened cakes.
brought ten embroidered beds (with double coverings), and ten caldrons, and earthenware, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and meal, and beans, and pulse,
And these were the requisite supplies for Solomon: in one day thirty measures of fine flour, and sixty measures of fine pounded meal,
And the woman said, As the Lord thy God lives, I have not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I shall go in and dress it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die.
For thus saith the Lord, The pitcher of meal shall not fail, and the cruse of oil shall not diminish, until the day that the Lord gives rain upon the earth.
And the pitcher of meal failed not, and the cruse of oil was not diminished, according to the word of the Lord which he spoke by the hand of Elijah.
And he said, Take meal, and cast it into the pot. And Elisha said to his servant Gehazi, Pour out for the people, and let them eat. And there was no longer there any hurtful thing in the pot.
And their neighbors, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought to them upon camels, and asses, and mules, and upon calves, victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
Take a millstone, grind meal: remove thy veil, uncover thy white hairs, make bare the leg, pass through the rivers.
for they sowed blighted seed, and their destruction shall await them, a sheaf of corn that avails not to make meal; and even if it should produce it, strangers shall devour it.
Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G224, grouped by book.
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
Strong's G224 FAQ
What does aleuron (ἄλευρον) mean?
Aleuron (Strong's G224) is a Greek word most simply glossed "meal". aleuron (al'-yoo-ron) n. 1. flour [from aleo "to grind"]
How many times is aleuron (ἄλευρον) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 14 linked usages for Strong's G224 across 11 books.
Where can I study aleuron (ἄλευρον) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G224 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
What English words translate aleuron (ἄλευρον)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as meal. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Does Strong's G224 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?
Yes. The current local index includes 12 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G224, with linked reader references where each row is available.