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Koine Greek wordlink #7079

SR GNT Mat 12:1 τίλλειν (tillein) ‘hungered and began to_be plucking heads_of_grain and to_be eating’ Strongs=50890 Lemma=tillō
Word role=verb mood=infinitive tense=present voice=active
Refers to Word #7074

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Only use of identical word form τίλλειν (V-NPA....) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘τίλλειν’ (V-NPA....) is always and only glossed as ‘to_be plucking’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘tillō’ have 3 different glosses: ‘to_be plucking’, ‘were plucking’, ‘plucking’.

Greek words (2) other than τίλλειν (V-NPA....) with a gloss related to ‘plucking’

MARK 2:23 τίλλοντες (tillontes) V-PPA.NMP ‘began way to_be making plucking the heads_of_grain’ SR GNT Mark 2:23 word 27

LUKE 6:1 ἔτιλλον (etillon) V-IIA3..P ‘through grainfields and were plucking the apprentices/followers of him’ SR GNT Luke 6:1 word 15

Key: V=verb IIA3..P=indicative,imperfect,active,3rd person plural NPA....=infinitive,present,active PPA.NMP=participle,present,active,nominative,masculine,plural