Original Word: ζυμόω
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: zumoó
Pronunciation: dzoo-mo'-o
Phonetic Spelling: (dzoo-mo'-o)
KJV: leaven
NASB: leavened, leavens
Word Origin: [from G2219 (ζύμη - leaven)]

1. to cause to leaven or ferment
2. (figuratively, good or bad) to cause to change utterly, completely

leaven, ferment

From zume; to cause to ferment -- leaven.

see GREEK zume

Cognate: 2220 zymóō – mix with leaven. See 2219 (zymē).

[Leaven does its work even before it causes bread to rise (which ideally happens at 110^◦ F.)]

Word Origin
from zumé
Definition
to leaven
NASB Translation
leavened (2), leavens (2).STRONGS NT 2220: ζυμόω

ζυμόω, ζύμω; 1 aorist passive ἐζυμωθην; (ζύμη); to leaven (to mix leaven with dough so as to make it ferment): 1 Corinthians 5:6; Galatians 5:9 (on which passage see ζύμη); ἕως ἐζυμώθη ὅλον, namely, τό ἄλευρον, words which refer to the saving power of the gospel, which from a small beginning will gradually pervade and transform the whole human race: Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:21. (the Sept., Hipp., Athen., Plutarch.)

Matthew 13:33 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον
NAS: until it was all leavened.
KJV: the whole was leavened.
INT: until which was leavened all

Luke 13:21 V-AIP-3S
GRK: ἕως οὗ ἐζυμώθη ὅλον
NAS: until it was all leavened.
KJV: till the whole was leavened.
INT: until which was leavened all

1 Corinthians 5:6 V-PIA-3S
GRK: τὸ φύραμα ζυμοῖ
NAS: leaven leavens the whole
KJV: leaven leaveneth the whole
INT: the lump leavens

Galatians 5:9 V-PIA-3S
GRK: τὸ φύραμα ζυμοῖ
NAS: A little leaven leavens the whole lump
KJV: leaven leaveneth the whole
INT: the lump leavens

Strong's Greek 2220
4 Occurrences

ἐζυμώθη — 2 Occ.
ζυμοῖ — 2 Occ.