noun · masculine
foinixos
Greekφοῖνιξ (foinix)
Strong’sG5404
a palm tree, palm branch
stem foinix-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
φοῖνιξ (on the accent, v. Bl., § 4, 2; WM, § 6, lc), -ικος, ὁ,
[in LXX for תָּמָר,תֹּמֶר,תִּמֹּרָה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G5404 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidfoy'-nix
a palm-tree
Fromof uncertain derivation;
King Jamespalm (tree).
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 | foinixos | foinixois1×φοίνικες |
| object accusative | foinixon | foinixoin |
| direct address vocative | foinixor | foinixoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | foinixou | foinixoiu1×φοινίκων |
| to, for dative | foinixo | foinixoi |
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
foinixo 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
foinixois“palm branches”subjectnominative plural1×
Revelation 7:9“palm branches”Meta houteim horama, kai idou ochlos pollos, hon arithmara auton oudenos dunete, ek panteu ethneu kai fulaiu kai laoiu kai glōssaiu, histanarētois enōpion tou thronou kai enōpion teu arnieu, periballerētoin stolain leukain, kai foinixois en tai cheirai autoiu;After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.
foinixoiu“palm trees”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
John 12:13“palm trees”lambala teim baieim toiu foinixoiu kai exerchala eis hupantēsian auto, kai kraugazale; Hōsanna, eulogirētos tos ercherōtos en onome kuriou, kai tos basilevos tou Israēl.They took palm branches and went out to meet Him, shouting: “Hosanna!” “Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the King of Israel!”