квасъ

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kvasъ. See also Old Armenian քացախ (kʻacʻax, “vinegar”).

Noun

квасъ • (kvasŭ) m

1. leaven
   • Лук. 13:20-21 from Сав. кн.:

     комоу ꙋподоблѫ цр͠ствие бж҃ие· подобьно естъ къвасоу иже приимъши жена: съкръі въ мѫцѣ· доньдеже въкъісе вса·

     komu upodoblǫ cr͠stvie bž:ie· podobĭno estŭ kŭvasu iže priimŭši žena: sŭkry vŭ mǫcě· donĭdeže vŭkyse vsa·

     Unto what shall I liken the Kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal until the whole was leavened.