φύλλον
phullon
leaf
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, φύλλον (phullon) refers to a leaf, a small part of a plant that is typically green and used for photosynthesis. This word is used six times in the Bible, indicating its relatively limited scope. However, its occurrences suggest that leaves are of some significance in the context of the natural world described in the Bible. The limited use of this word does not reveal a deep or complex meaning; rather, it appears to be a straightforward description of a common plant part. As a term for a physical element of plant life, φύλλον (phullon) may hold some significance in the context of descriptions of the natural world, possibly including descriptions of vegetation or agricultural activities. However, due to its rarity in biblical texts, further analysis would be needed to clarify its precise role or impact on the meaning of relevant passages.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
6 total occurrences across the text
Seeing a fig tree by the road, he came to it, and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to it, “Let there be no fruit from you forever!” Immediately the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 24:32“Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near.
Mark 11:13Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
Mark 11:13Seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came to see if perhaps he might find anything on it. When he came to it, he found nothing but leaves, for it was not the season for figs.
Mark 13:28“Now from the fig tree, learn this parable. When the branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near;
Revelation 22:2in the middle of its street. On this side of the river and on that was the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruits, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.