noun · neuter
xulem
Greekξύλον (xulon)
Strong’sG3586
a staff, cross, anything made of wood
stem xul-20 times in the New Testamentin 8 of 27 books4 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ξύλον, -ου, τό,
[in LXX chiefly for עֵץ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3586 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidxoo'-lon
timber (as fuel or material); by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance
Fromfrom another form of the base of G3582;
King Jamesstaff, stocks, tree, wood.
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 or object direct | xulem1×ξύλον | xuleim |
| of, belonging to genitive | xuleu8×ξύλου | xuleiu5×ξύλων |
| to, for dative | xule1×ξύλῳ | xulei |
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
xule 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
20 occurrences, every one of them listed
xulem“tree”subject or objectdirect singular1×
Revelation 22:2“tree”en mese tau plateiau autau; kai tou potamou enteuthen kai ekeithen xulem zōau poiarōtem karpoin dōdeka, kata mēnon hekaston apodōarōtem ton karpon auteu, kai teim fulleim teu xuleu eis therapeian teiu ethneiu.down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
xuleu“tree”of, belonging togenitive singular8×
Acts 5:30“tree”tos theos toiu patēroiu nu egeirata Iēsun, hon vis diacheirizeva kremannuaratois epi xuleu;The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.
Acts 10:39“tree”kai nis marturois panteiu heiu poiata en tē ta chōra toiu Ioudaioiu kai Ierousalēm; hon kai anairala kremannuaratois epi xuleu.We are witnesses of all that He did, both in the land of the Jews and in Jerusalem. And although they put Him to death by hanging Him on a tree,
Acts 13:29“tree”hōs de telala panteim teim peri autou grafirēteim, kathairaratois apo teu xuleu tithala eis mnēmeiem.When they had carried out all that was written about Him, they took Him down from the tree and laid Him in a tomb.
Galatians 3:13“tree”Christos nin exagorazata ek tau katarau tou nomou gineratos huper nu kataras, hoti grafitē; Epikataratos pantos tos kremannueratos epi xuleu,Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.”
Revelation 2:7“tree”tos echarōtos ouem akouatar tinem tem pneumem legatō tai ekklēsai. to nikarōto dōami auto esthiara ek teu xuleu tau zōau, hem atō en to paradeiso tou theou.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will grant the right to eat from the tree of life in the Paradise of God.
Revelation 18:12“wood”gomon chrusou kai argurou kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, kai pantem xulem thuinem kai pantem skeuem elefantinem kai pantem skeuem ek xuleu timiotateu kai chalkou kai sidērou kai marmarou,cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
Revelation 22:2“tree”en mese tau plateiau autau; kai tou potamou enteuthen kai ekeithen xulem zōau poiarōtem karpoin dōdeka, kata mēnon hekaston apodōarōtem ton karpon auteu, kai teim fulleim teu xuleu eis therapeian teiu ethneiu.down the middle of the main street of the city. On either side of the river stood a tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit and yielding a fresh crop for each month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
Revelation 22:19“tree”kai ean tinos afairateia apo toiu logoiu teu biblieu tau profēteiau houtau, afairati tos theos tem merem autou apo teu xuleu tau zōau kai ek tau politau tau hagiau, toiu grafirētoiu en te biblie houte.And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.
xule“wood”to, fordative singular1×
Luke 23:31“wood”hoti ei en te hugre xule houteim poialō, en te xēre tinem gineteia?For if men do these things while the tree is green, what will happen when it is dry?”
xuleiu“clubs”of, belonging togenitive plural5×
Matthew 26:47“clubs”Kai ēti autou lalarōtou idou Ioudaos henos toiu dōdeka erchata kai meta autou ochlos pollos meta machairaiu kai xuleiu apo toiu archierevoiu kai presbuteroiu tou laou.While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a large crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests and elders of the people.
Matthew 26:55“clubs”en ekeina ta hōra legata tos Iēsus toi ochloi; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai xuleiu sullambara min? kata hēmeran en te hiere kathezeme didaskarōtos kai ouk kratava min.At that time Jesus said to the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw? Every day I sat teaching in the temple courts, and you did not arrest Me.
Mark 14:43“clubs”Kai euthuos ēti autou lalarōtou paraginetō Ioudaos henos toiu dōdeka kai meta autou ochlos meta machairaiu kai xuleiu para toiu archierevoiu kai toiu grammatevoiu kai toiu presbuteroiu.While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders.
Mark 14:48“clubs”kai apokriniratos tos Iēsus legata autoi; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai xuleiu sullambara min?Jesus asked the crowd, “Have you come out with swords and clubs to arrest Me as you would an outlaw?
Luke 22:52“clubs”legata de Iēsus pros toin paragineratoin epi auton archierevoin kai stratēgoin teu hiereu kai presbuteroin; Hōs epi lēston exerchava meta machairaiu kai xuleiu?Then Jesus said to the chief priests, temple officers, and elders who had come for Him, “Have you come out with swords and clubs as you would against an outlaw?
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Acts 16:24“stocks”hos parangelian toioutan lambaratos ballata autoin eis tan esōteran fulakan kai toin podoin asfalizeta autoiu eis tem xulem.On receiving this order, he placed them in the inner cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
1 Peter 2:24“tree”hos tain hamartain nu autos anaferata en te sōme autou epi tem xulem, hina tai hamartai apogineratois ta dikaiosuna zōaneia; hou to mōlōpso iiva.He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”
Revelation 18:12“wood”gomon chrusou kai argurou kai lithou timiou kai margaritoiu kai bussineu kai porfurau kai sirikeu kai kokkineu, kai pantem xulem thuinem kai pantem skeuem elefantinem kai pantem skeuem ek xuleu timiotateu kai chalkou kai sidērou kai marmarou,cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
Revelation 22:14“tree”Makariois tois plunarōtois tain stolain autoiu, hina eti tas exousias autoiu epi tem xulem tau zōau kai toi pulōnoi eiserchaleia eis tan politan.Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and may enter the city by its gates.
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1 Corinthians 3:12“wood”ei de tinos epoikodomatō epi ton themelion chruson, arguron, lithoin timioin, xuleim, chorton, kalaman,If anyone builds on this foundation using gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, or straw,