UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: ὕλη; -ης

Related lemmas: διϋλίζω

Sense 1: forest

Semantic entry: 3.3

Semantic domains: Plants

Subdomains: Trees

Definition: a dense growth of trees covering a relatively large area

Notes: In OET JAM 3:5 it is also possible to interpret ὕλη as wood which has been cut up, either firewood or wood used for construction (see ὕλη[b] wood, pile of wood, 3.64: ὕλη).|In some languages spoken by people living in tropical forest areas the equivalent of ‘forest’ is simply the expression ‘where no one lives,’ based upon the fact that people live in clearings and everything else is forest. Such a rendering, however, may not lead to a satisfactory translation of OET JAM 3:5 (the only occurrence of ὕλη in the NT), in which case one is better advised to interpret ὕλη in the sense of ‘pile of wood’ (3.64: ὕλη).

Show passage in OET: JAM 3:5

OET-RV JAM 3:5

5 So too the tongue is only small but can make extensive claims.
¶ Yes, a tiny flame can ignite an entire forest

OET-LV JAM 3:5

5 Thus also the tongue a_small member is, and great things is _boasting.
Behold, how _much fire, how _much a_forest is _kindling.

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Sense 2: wood, pile of wood

Semantic entry: 3.64