What does ἀξίνη (axínē) mean in the Bible?
ἀξίνη (axínē): A tool for cutting down trees, symbolizing God's judgment against unfruitful or corrupt growth.
Greek · G513
ἀξίνη
ἀξίνη (axínē): A tool for cutting down trees, symbolizing God's judgment against unfruitful or corrupt growth.
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ἀξίνηG513
Pronunciationaxínē
What does ἀξίνη (axínē) mean in the Bible?
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G513?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include axe (2).
Where does ἀξίνη (axínē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itaxe2×Matthew 3:10, Luke 3:9
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Usage map
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First aligned rowMatthew 3:10
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Matthew1Luke1
Source forms
ἀξίνη2xaxinēMatthew 3:10, Luke 3:9
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular2xMatthew 3:10, Luke 3:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A tool for cutting down trees, symbolizing God's judgment against unfruitful or corrupt growth.
Strong'sG513
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLuke 3:7–14Source Gloss
compare ); an axe
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:10Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀξίνηaxinh
an axe
Read verseLuke 3:9Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
ἀξίνηaxinh
an axe
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms2Case patternNominative (2)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 3:10 · Luke 3:92×
Selected Scripture Witness
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New Testament Witnesses
axe
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Why This Word Matters
Symbolizes impending judgment.Luke 3:7–14