ἐλαία, ἐλαίας, ἡ (from Homer down), the Sept. for ζΗιΔϊ; 1. an olive tree: Rom_11:17; Rom_11:24; plural Rev_11:4. τό ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν (for δΗζΕΜιϊΔιν δΗψ, Zec_14:4), the Mount of Olives, so called from the multitude of olive-trees which grew upon it, distant from Jerusalem (Josephus, Antiquities 20, 8, 6) five stadia eastward (cf. Winers RWB, under the word Oelberg; Arnold in Herzog x., p. 549ff; Furrer in Schenkel iv. 354f; (Grove and Porter in BB. DD.)): Mat_21:1; Mat_24:3; Mat_26:30; Mar_11:1; Mar_13:3; Mar_14:26; Luk_19:37; Luk_22:39; Joh_8:1 Rec.; (on Luk_19:29; Luk_21:37, see ἐλαιῶν). 2. an olive, the fruit of the olive-tree: Jas_3:12.

ἐλαία elaia 15x an olive tree, Mat_21:1 ; Mat_24:3 ; an olive, fruit of the olive tree, Jas_3:12 , ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν , the Mount of Olives, Mat_21:1 olive.

ἐλαία ( Attic , ἐλάα ), -ας , ἡ , [in LXX for H2132 ;] 1. an olive tree: Rom_11:17 ; Rom_11:24 , Rev_11:4 ; τ . ὄρος τῶν ἐ . ( H2132 H2022 , Zec_14:4 ), the Mount of Olives: Mat_21:1 ; Mat_24:3 ; Mat_26:30 , Mar_11:1 ; Mar_13:3 ; Mar_14:26 , Luk_19:37 ; Luk_22:39 ; τὸ καλούμενον ἐ . ( T , ἐλαιών , q.v. ), Luk_19:29 ; Luk_21:37 . 2. an olive ( Aristoph .): Jas_3:12 .†

ἐλαία [page 201] In the magical spell for casting out demons, P Par 574 .1229 (iii/A.D.) (= Selections , p. 113), the instruction is given βάλε ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ κλῶνας ἐλαίας , place before him (i.e. the possessed one) branches of the olive-tree. See also CP Herm I. 28 .14 ἐλαῖα [ι ] ἐσκορπισμέναι ζωφυτοῶσαι ζ̄ . The word refers to the fruit, as in Jas_3:12 , in P Hib I. 49 .8 ( c. B.C. 257) ὅπως ἂν ἐμβάληται τὰς ἐλαίας εἰς βίκους , P Fay 130 .16 (iii/A.D.) κεράμιν ἐλεῶν ( l. ἐλαιῶν ), P Oxy XII. 1494 .16 (early iv/A.D.) ἀγοράσω ἐλέας κνίδια π̣αλεά , I will buy some old jars of olives (Edd.), where the sense is collective as in the next exx. For contracted forms from a nom. ἐλάα , see P Ryl II. 97 .7 (A.D. 139) τὸν δὲ κατασπασμὸν τῆς ἐλᾶς ποησόμεθα , we will perform the gathering of the olives, ib. 130 .11 (A.D. 31) ἐτρύγησαν ἐκ τῶν καρπῶν οὐκ ὀλίγην ἐλᾶν , they gathered of the fruits a quantity of olives, and ib. 231 .4 (A.D. 40) τὴν ἐλᾶν . In PSI IV. 438 .8 (iii/B.C.) νυνεὶ δ᾽ ἐλαία γέγονεν τῆι κ́ς̄ , ἐλαία seems = gathering of olives. The adj. ἐλάϊνος is found e.g. in P Ryl II. 138 .11 (A.D. 34) φυτὰ ἐλάϊνα διακώσια , and ἐλαϊκός e.g. in P Fay 91 .18 (A.D. 99) ἐ ]λ̣α̣ΐ̣κ̣οὺς καρπούς . MGr ἐλι̰ά .

ἐλαία "the olive-tree", Lat. olea, oliva, Hom. , etc.; said to have been produced by Athena in her contest with Poseidon, Hdt. , Soph. ; φέρεσθαι ἐκτὸς τῶν ἐλαῶν to run beyond "the olives", which stood at the end of the Athenian race-course, i. e. to go too far, Ar. "the fruit of the olive-tree, an olive", id=Ar.

ἐλαία (Attic, ἐλάα), -ας, ἡ [in LXX for זַיִת ;] __1. an olive tree: Rom.11:17, 24, Rev.11:4; τ. ὄρος τῶν ἐ. (זַיִת הַר, Zec.14:4), the Mount of Olives: Mat.21:1 24:3 26:30, Mrk.11:1 13:3 14:26, Luk.19:37 22:39; τὸ καλούμενον ἐ. (T, ἐλαιών, which see), Luk.19:29 21:37. __2. an olive (Aristoph.): Jas.3:12.† (AS)