Strong G5444φύλλον
leaf
- Transliteration
- phullon
- Pronunciation
- fool'-lon
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
From the same as G5443; a sprout that is leaf: - leaf.
Detailed definition
φύλλον, -ου, τό
[in LXX chiefly for עָלֶה;]
a leaf: Mat.21:19 24:32, Mrk.11:13 13:28, Rev.22:2.†
(AS)
[in LXX chiefly for עָלֶה;]
a leaf: Mat.21:19 24:32, Mrk.11:13 13:28, Rev.22:2.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G5444 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- leave4
- leaf1
First verses
- Matthew 21:19And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
- Matthew 24:32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
- Mark 11:13And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
- Mark 13:28Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
- Revelation 22:2In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
φύλλον, τό
leaf; in Epic dialect and [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)] always in plural leaves, or collectively foliage, φύλλα καὶ ὄζους [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.234, +others; φύλλα δ᾽ ἔραζε χέει 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 421; τὰ φ. καταδρέποντες κατήσθιον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.115; ὅσσα τε χθὼν ἠρινὰ φ. ἀναπέμπει 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.46; ψυχὰς ἐδάη.. οἷά τε φύλλ᾽ ἄνεμος δονεῖ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 5.65; _sing._, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 701 (Lyric poetry), 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.10.6, etc.; οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή, τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.146, compare 6th c.BC: Mimnermus Lyricus 2.1; φύλλων γενεᾷ προσόμοιοι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 685 (_anapaest meter_); φύλλοις βάλλειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 574)]; πλεκτὰ φύλλα wreathed leaves, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hipp.” 807)]; φύλλον ἐλαίας, poetry for ἐλάα, S.[same place]: metaphorically of choral songs, φύλλ᾽ ἀοιδᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 4(3).27)]; of leaves used as voting-papers, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12(5).595 A 12 (Ceos, 3rd-2nd c.BC).)]
2 of flowers, petal, [ῥόδον] ἔχον ἑξήκοντα φύλλα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.138)]; ὑακίνθινα φ., λειμώνια φ., [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.26, 18.39.)]
II plant, in general, φ. ὂν ἐπινηχόμενον τῷ ὕδατι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.12, compare 2nd c.AD: Numenius Apamensis Platonicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.371b)]; ἡ κατὰ φύλλον (with or without γεωμετρία) survey according to plants, i. e. crops grown, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 38.3, 78.4 (2nd c.BC): ποτίσαι εἰς φύλλον [prev. work] 72.362, 105.32 (2nd c.BC))]: especially of medicinal herbs, φ. εἴ τι νώδυνον κάτοιδε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 44; ἠπίοισι φ. [prev. work] 698 (Lyric poetry), compare 649.)]
II.2 as a name of definite species:
II.2.a ={βρυωνία}, dog Mercury, Mercurialis perennis, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.18.5, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.125.)]
II.2.b the leaf-like fruit of silphium, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ γυναικείης φύσιος” 72, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 6.3.1, 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 4.3.32.)]
II.2.c ={λευκάκανθα}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.19.)]
leaf; in Epic dialect and [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus)] always in plural leaves, or collectively foliage, φύλλα καὶ ὄζους [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 1.234, +others; φύλλα δ᾽ ἔραζε χέει 8th-7th c.BC: Hesiodus Epicus “Opera et Dies” 421; τὰ φ. καταδρέποντες κατήσθιον 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.115; ὅσσα τε χθὼν ἠρινὰ φ. ἀναπέμπει 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 9.46; ψυχὰς ἐδάη.. οἷά τε φύλλ᾽ ἄνεμος δονεῖ 5th c.BC: Bacchylides Lyricus 5.65; _sing._, 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Oedipus Coloneus” 701 (Lyric poetry), 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 1.10.6, etc.; οἵη περ φύλλων γενεή, τοίη δὲ καὶ ἀνδρῶν 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.146, compare 6th c.BC: Mimnermus Lyricus 2.1; φύλλων γενεᾷ προσόμοιοι 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Aves” 685 (_anapaest meter_); φύλλοις βάλλειν 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hecuba” 574)]; πλεκτὰ φύλλα wreathed leaves, [Refs ([prev. author] “Hipp.” 807)]; φύλλον ἐλαίας, poetry for ἐλάα, S.[same place]: metaphorically of choral songs, φύλλ᾽ ἀοιδᾶν [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “I.” 4(3).27)]; of leaves used as voting-papers, [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 12(5).595 A 12 (Ceos, 3rd-2nd c.BC).)]
2 of flowers, petal, [ῥόδον] ἔχον ἑξήκοντα φύλλα [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 8.138)]; ὑακίνθινα φ., λειμώνια φ., [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus 11.26, 18.39.)]
II plant, in general, φ. ὂν ἐπινηχόμενον τῷ ὕδατι [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 1.12, compare 2nd c.AD: Numenius Apamensis Platonicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 9.371b)]; ἡ κατὰ φύλλον (with or without γεωμετρία) survey according to plants, i. e. crops grown, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“PTeb.” 38.3, 78.4 (2nd c.BC): ποτίσαι εἰς φύλλον [prev. work] 72.362, 105.32 (2nd c.BC))]: especially of medicinal herbs, φ. εἴ τι νώδυνον κάτοιδε [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 44; ἠπίοισι φ. [prev. work] 698 (Lyric poetry), compare 649.)]
II.2 as a name of definite species:
II.2.a ={βρυωνία}, dog Mercury, Mercurialis perennis, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 9.18.5, 1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.125.)]
II.2.b the leaf-like fruit of silphium, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ γυναικείης φύσιος” 72, 4th-3rd c.BC: Theophrastus Philosophus “Historia Plantarum” 6.3.1, 2nd c.AD: Polyaenus Historicus 4.3.32.)]
II.2.c ={λευκάκανθα}, [Refs 1st c.AD+ (1st c.AD: Dioscorides (Dioscurides) Medicus 3.19.)]