noun · feminine
axinas
Greekἀξίνη (axinē)
Strong’sG513
an axe
stem axin-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀξίνη, -ης, ἡ,
[in LXX for גַּרְזֶן, קַרְדֹּם;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G513 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidax-ee'-nay
compare G4486); an axe
Fromprobably from ἄγνυμι (to break;
King Jamesaxe.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | axinas2×ἀξίνη | axinais |
| object accusative | axinan | axinain |
| direct address vocative | axinar | axinair |
| of, belonging to genitive | axinau | axinaiu |
| to, for dative | axina | axinai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
axina is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
axinas“ax”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 3:10“ax”ēdē de tas axinas pros tan rizan teiu dendreiu keietō; pantem oun dendrem mē poiarōtem karpon kalon ekkoptitō kai eis purem ballitō.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Luke 3:9“ax”ēdē de kai tas axinas pros tan rizan teiu dendreiu keietō; pantem oun dendrem mē poiarōtem karpon kalon ekkoptitō kai eis purem ballitō.The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”