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φοῖνιξ

MainId: 005293000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: φ

StrongCodes: G5404

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'Though in English it is generally the custom to speak of what in Greek is βάϊον or φοῖνιξ ({D:3.53}) as a palm branch, technically it is only a very large leaf, for there are no buds on these so-called branches.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 005293001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: φοῖνιξ

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ικος

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 005293001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 3.8

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Plants

      LEXSubDomains: Trees

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 13:21:58

         DefinitionShort: flowering plant species in the palm family Arecaceae; grows to 10-20 m tall; cluster of large leaves at top; Phoenix dactylifera; cultivated for its edible sweet fruit, about the size of a human thumb; symbol of elegance and grace; palm branch is symbol of peace and also victory

         Glosses: palm tree

         Comments: See discussion at {D:3.53}.

      LEXReferences: YHN 12:13, REV 7:9

      LEXLinks: flora:2.5

   2. LEXID: 005293001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 3.53

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Plants

      LEXSubDomains: Non-Fruit Parts of Plants

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2022-05-30 13:21:58

         DefinitionShort: branch of the palm tree (φοῖνιξ{N:001})

         Glosses: palm branch

         Comments: βάϊον is a technical term meaning ‘palm branch,’ and in {S:04301201300010} τῶν φοινίκων ‘of palm trees’ may have been added redundantly, since the term βάϊον may not have been regarded as sufficiently well known to readers.|In the contexts in which {L:φοῖνιξ}[a] ({S:04301201300010}; see {D:3.8}) and φοῖνιξ[b] ({S:06600700900068}) occur in the NT, it is important to obtain a satisfactory term for branch, since in a number of languages a very important distinction is made between branches of palm trees, which are often called leaves (technically they are), and branches of most other trees (often spoken of idiomatically as arms of the trees).

      LEXReferences: REV 7:9

      LEXLinks: flora:2.5