Strong's Lexicon
G902 — βαΐον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G902 |
|---|---|
| Word: | βαΐον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | a diminutive of a derivative probably of the base of G939 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | baion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bai"'-on |
| Meaning: | 1. a palm twig (as going out far) |
| KJV Renderings: | branch |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
βάϊον (others also βάϊον (or even βάϊον, Chandler edition 1, p. 272); on its derivation (from the Egyptian) cf. Stephanus’ Thesaurus under the word βάϊς), βαιου, τό, a palm-branch; with τῶν φονικων added (so Test xii. Patr. test. Naph. § 5) (after the fashion of οἰκοδεσπότης τῆς οἰκίας, ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν (cf. Winer’s Grammar, 603 (561))), Joh 12:13. (A Biblical and ecclesiastical word: 1Ma 13:51; Son 7:8 Symm.; Lev 23:40 unknown translation. In the Greek church Palm-Sunday is called ἡ κυριακῇ τῶν βαΐων. Cf. Fischer, De vitiis Lexicons of the N. T., p. 18ff; (Sturz, Dial. Maced. etc., p. 88f; especially Sophocles’ Lexicon, under the word).)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
βαΐον (branch)
John 12:13
- KJV: Took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him and cried Hosanna Blessed the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the Lord
- GK: έλαβον τα βαϊα των φοινίκων και εξήλθον εις υπάντησιν αυτώ και έκραζον ωσαννά ευλογημένος ο ερχόμενος εν ονόματι κυρίου ο βασιλεύς του Ισραήλ