Bible Dictionary
BERRIES
“Berries” appears in the King James wording of James 3:12, but the Revised Version renders the expression simply “olives.” The reference concerns the impossibility of an olive tree producing a different kind of fruit.
Definition
Berries refers to the expression “olive berries” found in the King James Version of James 3:12. In this passage the Revised Version renders the expression simply “olives.”
Biblical Usage
The expression occurs in James 3:12 in an illustration concerning the kind of fruit produced by an olive tree.
Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ber'-is: Occurs in Jas 3:12 (the King James Version) in the phrase "olive berries" (elaiai). The Revised Version (British and American) reads simply "olives."</p>