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Strong's G2779 κῆπος (kepos)

Kepos means “garden” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2779 — choreph (“cold”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2779
Language Greek
Linked Usages 34
Books 15

Strong's G2779 Quick Answer

Strong's G2779 κῆπος (kepos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kepos (kay`-pos) n. 1. a garden [of uncertain affinity] It has 34 linked Bible usages across 15 books. Visible English usage signals include garden. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kepos (kay`-pos) n. 1. a garden [of uncertain affinity]
Usage
34 linked usages
Books
15 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
garden

Meaning and Definition

kepos (kay`-pos) n. 1. a garden [of uncertain affinity] KJV: garden

Original Word
κῆπος
Transliteration
kepos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2779. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

garden

Usage: κῆπος, -ου, ὁ [in LXX for גַּן, גַּנָּה, גִּנָּה, Deu.11:10, Sng.4:12, al. ;] a garden: Luk.13:19, Jhn.18:1, 26 19:41.† (AS)

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How Strong's G2779 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kepos, 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.

garden Luke 13:19

How Strong's G2779 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. 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 28 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.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2779 (κῆπος) appears 35 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2779 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 G2779 in the New Testament

4 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 13:19 KJV

It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.

John 18:1 KJV

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.

John 18:26 KJV

One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?

Strong's G2779 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

28 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Deuteronomy 11:10 Septuagint / Brenton

For the land into which thou goest to inherit it, is not as the land of Egypt, whence ye came out, whensoever they sow the seed, and water it with their feet, as a garden of herbs:

3 Kingdoms 20:2 Septuagint / Brenton

And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near my house: and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please thee, I will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs.

4 Kingdoms 5:26 Septuagint / Brenton

Whence comest thou, Gehazi? and Gehazi said, Thy servant has not been hither or thither. And Elisha said to him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man returned from his chariot to meet thee? and now thou hast received silver, and now thou hast received raiment, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants.

Strong's G2779 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 24:31 Septuagint / Brenton

I said, I will water my best garden, And will water abundantly my garden bed: And, lo, my brook became a river, And my river became a sea.

Letter of Jeremiah 1:70 Septuagint / Brenton

For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.

Usage Excerpts

First 34 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2779.

Deuteronomy 11:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the land into which thou goest to inherit it, is not as the land of Egypt, whence ye came out, whensoever they sow the seed, and water it with their feet, as a garden of herbs:
3 Kingdoms 20:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ahab spoke to Naboth, saying, Give me thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs, for it is near my house: and I will give thee another vineyard better than it; or if it please thee, I will give thee money, the price of this thy vineyard, and I will have it for a garden of herbs.
4 Kingdoms 5:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whence comest thou, Gehazi? and Gehazi said, Thy servant has not been hither or thither. And Elisha said to him, Went not my heart with thee, when the man returned from his chariot to meet thee? and now thou hast received silver, and now thou hast received raiment, and olive yards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and menservants, and maidservants.
4 Kingdoms 21:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his house, even in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 21:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 25:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war went forth by night, by the way of the gate between the walls, this is the gate of the king’s garden: and the Chaldeans were set against the city round about: and the king went by the way of the plain.
Nehemiah 3:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the ruler of the half part of Bethzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty.
Nehemiah 3:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moreover the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel, unto the place over against the water gate toward the east, and the tower that lieth out.
Esther 7:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king rose up from the banquet to go into the garden: and Haman began to entreat the queen; for he saw that he was in an evil case.
Esther 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the king returned from the garden; and Haman had fallen upon the bed, entreating the queen. And the king said, Wilt thou even force my wife in my house? And when Haman heard it, he changed countenance.
Ecclesiastes 2:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I made me gardens and orchards, And planted in them every kind of fruit tree.
Song of Solomon 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My sister, my spouse is a garden enclosed; A garden enclosed, a fountain sealed.
Song of Solomon 4:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A fountain of a garden, And a well of water springing and gurgling from Lebanon.
Song of Solomon 4:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Awake, O north wind; and come, O south; And blow through my garden, and let my spices flow out.
Song of Solomon 5:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let my kinsman come down into his garden, And eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; Yea, brethren, drink abundantly.
Song of Solomon 6:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My kinsman is gone down to his garden, to the beds of spice, To feed his flock in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
Song of Solomon 6:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I went down to the garden of nuts, To look at the fruits of the valley, To see if the vine flowered, If the pomegranates blossomed.
Song of Solomon 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou that dwellest in the gardens, The companions hearken to thy voice: Make me hear it.
Isaiah 1:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted.
Isaiah 58:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and thy God shall be with thee continually, and thou shalt be satisfied according as thy soul desires; and thy bones shall be made fat, and shall be as a well-watered garden, and as a fountain from which the water has not failed.
Isaiah 61:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And as the earth putting forth her flowers, and as a garden its seed; so shall the Lord, even the Lord, cause righteousness to spring forth, and exultation before all nations.
Isaiah 65:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
This is the people that provokes me continually in my presence; they offer sacrifices in gardens, and burn incense on bricks to devils, which exist not.
Isaiah 66:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that sanctify themselves and purify themselves in the gardens, and eat swine’s flesh in the porches, and the abominations, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the Lord.
Jeremiah 36:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Did he not send for this purpose? for in the course of this month he sent to you to Babylon, saying, It is far off: build ye houses, and inhabit them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Jeremiah 52:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the city was broken up, and all the men of war went out by night by the way of the gate, between the wall and the outworks, which were by the king’s garden; and the Chaldeans were by the city round about; and they went by the way leading to the wilderness.
Ezekiel 36:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall say, That desolate land is become like a garden of delight; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are inhabited.
Amos 4:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I smote you with parching, and with blight: ye multiplied your gardens, your vineyards, and your fig grounds, and the cankerworm devoured your olive yards: yet not even thus did ye return to me, saith the Lord.
Amos 9:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will turn the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall rebuild the ruined cities, and shall inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and shall drink the wine from them; and they shall form gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Luke 13:19 New Testament, KJV
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and cast into his garden; and it grew, and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it.
John 18:1 New Testament, KJV
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples.
John 18:26 New Testament, KJV
One of the servants of the high priest, being his kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did not I see thee in the garden with him?
John 19:41 New Testament, KJV
Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid.
Wisdom of Sirach 24:31 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
I said, I will water my best garden, And will water abundantly my garden bed: And, lo, my brook became a river, And my river became a sea.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:70 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2779, grouped by book.

Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Song of Solomon 7 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 3 usages, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2779 FAQ

What does kepos (κῆπος) mean?

Kepos (Strong's G2779) is a Greek word most simply glossed "garden". kepos (kay`-pos) n. 1. a garden [of uncertain affinity]

How many times is kepos (κῆπος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 34 linked usages for Strong's G2779 across 15 books.

Where can I study kepos (κῆπος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2779 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kepos (κῆπος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as garden. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2779 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 28 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2779, with linked reader references where each row is available.