GreekG5208Noun (Feminine)
ὕλη
hulē
“forest”
1Occurrences
G5208Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a forest, i.e. (by implication) fuel
perhaps akin to G3586 (ξύλον);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.wood, forest, woodland (Thus., Xen.).
2.wood, timber, fuel (Hom., Hdt., Thuc.)
3.= Lat. materia, esp. in Philosophy, matter (Arist. and later writers; Wis, ll. with).
LXX: (†) (סֻכָּה), B.l א (יָוֵן), (שָׁמִיר), *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ὕλη appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
James
1
Key Passages
James 3:5BSB
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
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