σταφυλὰς [2 verses](noun pl fem acc) "Grapes" is staphyle, which means "bunch of grapes", "of ripe, fresh grapes", "uvula when swollen," and "plumb of a level." -- The Greek word translated as "grapes" means "a bunch of grapes. Grapes were generally symbolic of fertility in most cultures but, among the Jews, also of humility between of the similarity between the Hebrew words for them.