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Galatians 5:9 - Leaven

Galatians 5:9 - A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

Verse	Strongs No.	Greek	Strongs Definition
A little	G3398	μικρός	[Adjective] small (in size quantity number or (figuratively) dignity)
leaven	G2219	ζύμη	[Noun Feminine] ferment (as if boiling up)
leaveneth	G2220	ζυμόω	[Verb] to cause to ferment
the	G3588	ὁ	the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied at others omitted in English idiom)
whole	G3650	ὅλος	[Adjective] whole or all that is complete (in extent amount time or degree) especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
lump	G5445	φύραμα	[Noun Neuter] perhaps akin to G5453 through the idea of swelling in bulk) mean to knead; a mass of dough

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.