Quick Definition
ἄμπελος, ου, ἡ n.f. a vine
Strong's Definition
probably from the base of 297 and that of 257; a vine (as coiling about a support)
KJV Usage: vine
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ου | ἀμπελουργός · ἀμπελών
3.27 · Plants · Plants That Are Not Trees
grapevine creeping plant that develops a woody stem when it matures; Vitis vinifera; grows along the ground until it finds a tree or other object to climb, using tendrils; bears bunches of small round fruit that are sweet and juicy; symbol of blessing, prosperity, and happiness A rendering of ἄμπελος as ‘vine’ rather than as ‘grapevine’ in JHN 15:1 may cause serious misunderstanding, since it might refer merely to a vine which does not produce fruit. Accordingly, if there is no particular expression for ‘grapevine,’ it may be more satisfactory in JHN 15:1 to speak of ‘fruit bush’ or ‘fruit plant.’ A term in JHN 15:1 which would indicate only jungle vines would also result in complete misunderstanding of the function of pruning (see 43.12), since such jungle vines are never pruned and in fact are only useful when they have been cut down and used for building purposes.
In some languages a grapevine may be referred to as ‘a bush producing grapes,’ and in certain other languages it is called ‘the wine plant.’
MAT 26:29 · MRK 14:25 · LUK 22:18 · JHN 15:1 · JHN 15:4 · JHN 15:5 · JAS 3:12 · REV 14:18 · REV 14:19
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἄμπελος, -ov, ἡ, [fr. Hom. down], a vine: Mt. xxvi. 29; ΜΚ. xiv. 25; Lk. xxii. 18; Jas. iii, 12. In Jn. xv. 1,4 sq. Christ calls himself a vine, because, as the vine imparts to its branches sap and productiveness, so Christ infuses into his followers his own divine strength and life. du. τῆς γῆς in Rey. xiv. 18 [Rec
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἄμπελος ampelos 9x
a vine, grape-vine
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἄμπελος, -ου, ἡ,
[in LXX for גֶּפֶן;]
vine: Mt 26:29, Mk 14:25, Lk 22:18 Ja 3:12; fig., of Christ, Jo 15:1, 4-5; of his enemies (on the usage here, v. MM, VGT, s.v.): Re 14:18, 19.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἄμπελος is amply vouched for in the papyri, as in BGU IV. 1119), 1123? (both time of Augustus), and P Lond 9218 (late ii/iii A.D.) (=TIII. p. 134) ἦσαν ἐν ἀμπέλῳ, ‘planted with vines.” InP Petr I. 294 (iii/B.c.) πεφύτευται δὲ Kal ἡ ἄμπελος πᾶσα, d. is used in a collective sense: cf. P Flor I. κοῦ (A.D. 268) ἐξ ἴσον ti[s ἀμπέϊλου μεριζομένης. This use of ἄμπελος (so ΜΟΥ ἀμπέλι) which makes it equivalent to ἀμπελών, occurs also in the Median parchments, P Said Khan (B.c. 88 and 22), deeds concerning the transfer of a **vineyard,” which is never called ἀμπελών in the documents. We may probably apply this use in Rev 1418.19, and perhaps in Didache 9%,
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἄμπελος (ampelos) — vine. ἄμπελος, ἡ, any climbing plant with tendrils, especially grape-vine, Vitis vinifera (ἄ. οἰνοφόρος[Refs 1st c.AD+]; ἄ.τῆς Ἴδης is a variety, V.see. apyrena, grape-currant, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πυροὶ καὶ κριθαὶ καὶ ἄμπελοι[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἄ. τὴν περὶ τὸ ἱερὸν κόπτοντες, in collective sense (compare ἵππος, ἡ), [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of wine, ἀμπέλου δρόσος[Refs 5th c.BC+]
2. ἄ. ἀγρία wild vine, Vitis silvestris, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3. ἄ. λευκή bryony, Bryonia cretica, [Refs 1st c.AD+] white grape, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
4. ἄ μέλαινα black bryony, Tamus communis, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
5. ἄ. ποντία wrack, Fucus volubilis, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
II. vineyard, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
III. engine for protecting besiegers, mantlet, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
IV. measure of length, = [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
V. ={αἰγιαλός} (Cyren.), [Refs 5th c.AD+]