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ξύλον
xýlon · Greek · Strong's G3586 · 20 occurrences
The KJV renders 6 different Hebrew and Greek words as “staff”
What it means
timber (as fuel or material); by implication, a stick, club or tree or other wooden article or substance
from another form of the base of G3582 (ξέστης);
How the KJV renders it
staff, stocks, tree, wood
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Is 1 Enoch inspired or canonical scripture?
- What does Matthew 16:18 mean ('on this rock I will build my church')?
- Are we saved by faith alone, or by faith plus works?
Where it appears
20 occurrences in the Greek text, first 18 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 3:12 N-APN1 Peter 2:24 N-ASNActs 5:30 N-GSNActs 10:39 N-GSNActs 13:29 N-GSNActs 16:24 N-ASNGalatians 3:13 N-GSNLuke 22:52 N-GPNLuke 23:31 N-DSNMatthew 26:47 N-GPNMatthew 26:55 N-GPNMark 14:43 N-GPNMark 14:48 N-GPNRevelation 2:7 N-GSNRevelation 18:12 N-ASNRevelation 22:2 N-GSNRevelation 22:14 N-ASNRevelation 22:19 N-GSN
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.