ξύλον

xulonNoun (Neuter)G3586

wood

From: from another form of the base of G3582 (ξέστης);

Short Definition

timber (as fuel or material); by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance

Full Lexicon Entry

1.wood
2.a piece of wood, hence, anything made of wood, as
aa cudgel, staff
bstocks, for confining the feet (
witha beam to which malefactors were bound (late Gk.), in LXX, of a gibbet (
3.In late writers (see MM, xvii), a tree (
LXX Usage: chiefly for עֵץ

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Neuter)

Morphology G:N-N

DescriptionGreek Noun, Neuter

Occurrences

18 times

Appears 18 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Revelation
5
Acts
4
Luke
2
Matthew
2
Mark
2

Key Passages

  • 1 Corinthians 3:12
  • Acts 13:29
  • Galatians 3:13
  • Matthew 26:47
  • Mark 14:48

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.