Revelation 22:2:12Rev.22.2.W12TAB
ξύλον
xylon
“tree”
- Transliteration
- XY-lon
- Extended
- XY-lohn
- IPA
- /ˈksy.lon/
Meaning by language
- English
- tree
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Alphabet Analysis
| Xi | x — as in axiom (ks) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Lambda | l — as in law | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
XY-lon
- sentence
en ME-sō tês pla-TEI-as au-TÊS kai tou po-ta-MOU en-TEU-then kai e-KEI-then XY-lon dzō-ÊS poi-OUN kar-POUS DO-de-ka ka-TA MÊ-na HE-kas-ton a-po-di-DOUN ton kar-PON au-TOU kai ta PHYL-la tou XY-lou eis the-ra-PEI-an tôn e-THNÔN
Exegesis
The nominative subject xylon zōēs {ξύλον ζωῆς | xý-lon zō-ês} “tree of life” is then specified by two present participles, poioun {ποιοῦν | poi-oún} “producing” and apodidoun {ἀποδιδοῦν | a-po-di-doún} “yielding,” to convey continuous, cyclical action.
Root and etymology
ξύλον
“wood, tree”
In context — Revelation 22:2
In the center of its broad avenue and along the river on both sides stood the tree of life, bearing twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit month by month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations .
About this coordinate
Revelation 22:2:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Revelation 22:2, so the Greek word ξύλον (xylon) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rev.22.2.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.22.2.W12.S1) and character.