ξύλου (xulou) in Revelation 22:2: Noun Genitive Singular Neuter

Noun: this form names the tree or wooden object referred to in the verse, not an action or quality.

Genitive: this form usually marks a relationship such as possession, source, or close association, and here it links the tree to the leaves.

Singular: this form is grammatically singular in this occurrence, pointing to one tree in the scene rather than many.

Neuter: this noun belongs to the neuter grammatical class, which is a language form and does not by itself make a theological or personal claim.

τὰ φύλλα

The genitive form is attached to the phrase about the leaves and identifies whose leaves are in view, namely the leaves of the tree.

It functions as the limiting genitive in the phrase, showing a direct relationship between the leaves and the tree of life in the scene.

It does not by itself decide the tree's exact botanical identity or force a symbolic reading beyond what the passage already presents.

Moderate: The genitive noun ties the leaves to the tree of life in the vision.

Genitive noun identifying whose leaves are in view. connects the leaves to the tree in the scene. Attached to τὰ φύλλα. Governed by the noun phrase about the leaves of the tree. The form helps stabilize the phrase, while the vision supplies the theological meaning.

Whose leaves are being described' The genitive form shows that the leaves belong to the tree in the vision.

Direct: The form directly supports wording such as the leaves of the tree.

The context favors tree here because the verse speaks of leaves and fruit, but the form alone does not settle every lexical use of ξύλον. Neuter gender is noun-class agreement and not a symbolic argument.

Genitive form proves the full symbol of the tree: The form marks the relationship of leaves to tree; the passage governs the symbolic and theological reading.

The witness reads ξύλου in Revelation 22:2 within the phrase τὰ φύλλα τοῦ ξύλου, so the form is part of a stable genitive linkage in the verse.

The lemma ξύλον can mean wood, a wooden object, or a tree in context, and here the verse context favors the tree sense already given by the phrase about leaves and fruit.

The genitive helps bind the leaves to this tree of life, while the larger sentence describes abundance, fruitfulness, and healing for the nations.

The verse portrays life-giving provision in the new creation, and the grammar helps show that the leaves belong to the tree that stands at the center of that provision.

The wording fits the recurring biblical image of the tree of life as a source of divine provision, without requiring the form alone to define the image.

For readers and teachers, the genitive can be rendered naturally as 'the leaves of the tree,' which communicates the relationship plainly in English.

Do not derive a separate theology, a different lemma, or a precise botanical classification from the genitive form alone.