The meaning of “ξύλον”
Understanding xýlon reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
staff, stocks, tree, wood. - timber (as fuel or material) - by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden articl...
ξύλον
staff, stocks, tree, wood. - timber (as fuel or material) - by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew 26:55 | “In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me.” Word: ξύλον (xýlon) | |
| Mark 14:48 | “And Jesus answered and said unto them, Are ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and with staves to take me?” Word: ξύλον (xýlon) | |
| Luke 23:31 | “For if they do these things in a green tree, what shall be done in the dry?” Word: ξύλον (xýlon) | |
| Acts 13:29 | “And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.” Word: ξύλον (xýlon) | |
| 1 Corinthians 3:12 | “Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;” Word: ξύλον (xýlon) |