What does φύλλον (phýllon) mean in the Bible?
φύλλον (phýllon): Leaf as botanical component; in NT primarily marks seasonal vitality or barrenness of trees.
Greek · G5444
φύλλον
Leaf
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φύλλον G5444
Pronunciation phýllon
What does φύλλον (phýllon) mean in the Bible?
φύλλον (phýllon): Leaf as botanical component; in NT primarily marks seasonal vitality or barrenness of trees.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G5444?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include leaves (5), leaf (1).
Where does φύλλον (phýllon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (3), Matthew (2), Revelation (1).
Are there verse guides for φύλλον (phýllon)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It leaves 5× Matthew 21:19, Matthew 24:32, Mark 11:13, Mark 13:28
leaf 1× Mark 11:13
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Matthew 21:19 φύλλα to leaves Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Matthew 24:32 φύλλα to leaves Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 11:13 φύλλα to leaf Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 11:13 φύλλα to leaves Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Mark 13:28 φύλλα to leaves Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural Revelation 22:2 φύλλα to leaves Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:19
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Mark 3 Revelation 1
Source forms
φύλλα 6x phylla Matthew 21:19, Matthew 24:32, Mark 11:13, Mark 13:28
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 5x Matthew 21:19, Matthew 24:32, Mark 11:13, Mark 13:28
Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural 1x Revelation 22:2
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Leaf as botanical component; in NT primarily marks seasonal vitality or barrenness of trees.
Source Gloss
leaf
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:19 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
φύλλα fulla
a leaf
Read verse Matthew 24:32 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
φύλλα fulla
a leaf
Read verse Mark 11:13 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
φύλλα, fulla
a leaf
Read verse Mark 11:13 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
φύλλα· fulla
a leaf
Read verse Mark 13:28 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
φύλλα, fulla
a leaf
Read verse fulla
a leaf
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 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 2 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Accusative (5) Number pattern Plural (6)
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 21:19 · Matt 24:32 · Mark 11:13 · Mark 13:28 5×
Word Origins
φύλλον is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain