What does βαΐον (baḯon) mean in the Bible?
βαΐον (baḯon): Palm branch ceremonially waved in Jewish festivals, particularly triumphal entry processions.
Greek · G902
βαΐον
A palm twig (as going out far)
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βαΐον G902
Pronunciation baḯon
What does βαΐον (baḯon) mean in the Bible?
βαΐον (baḯon): Palm branch ceremonially waved in Jewish festivals, particularly triumphal entry processions.
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How does the BSB render G902?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include branches (1).
Where does βαΐον (baḯon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at John 12:13. Its strongest book concentrations include John (1).
Source Word Evidence
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How English Renders It branches 1× John 12:13
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First aligned row John 12:13
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
John 1
Source forms
βαΐα 1x baia John 12:13
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x John 12:13
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Palm branch ceremonially waved in Jewish festivals, particularly triumphal entry processions.
Source Gloss
a palm twig (as going out far)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Palm branch ceremonially waved in Jewish festivals, particularly triumphal entry processions.
(also βὰϊον, another form of βὰϊς, from the Egyptian), [in LXX: 1Ma.13:51 * ;] (frequently in Egyptian π., see MM, Exp., x) a palm-branch: Jhn.12:13 (DB, i, 314).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
John 12:13 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
βαΐα baia
a palm branch
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.
Word Origins
βαΐον is built from this root:
βάσις G939
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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