Lexical Definition
φοῖνιξ phoînix (foy'-nix) palm G:N-M
of uncertain derivation
palm (tree).
- a palm-tree
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| φοινικων | of palm trees | LXX.Lev.23.40 |
| φοινίκων | of Palms | LXX.Deut.34.3 • LXX.2Chr.28.15 • LXX.Neh.8.15 |
| of palm trees | LXX.Exod.15.27 • LXX.Num.33.9 | |
| palm trees | John.12.13 | |
| palms | LXX.Judg.1.16 • LXX.Judg.3.13 | |
| φοινίκι | palm | LXX.Song.7.8 |
| φοίνιξ | a palm tree | LXX.Ps.92.12 |
| palm | LXX.Joel.1.12 | |
| φοίνικοσ | of a palm | LXX.Job.29.18 |
| φοίνικι | palm | LXX.Song.7.7 |
| φοίνικεσ | its palms | LXX.Ezek.40.22 • LXX.Ezek.40.26 |
| palm branches | Rev.7.9 | |
| palms | LXX.1Kgs.6.29 • LXX.1Kgs.6.35 • LXX.1Kgs.7.36 • LXX.Ezek.40.16 • LXX.Ezek.40.31 • LXX.Ezek.40.34 • LXX.Ezek.40.37 • LXX.Ezek.41.18 • LXX.Ezek.41.20 • LXX.Ezek.41.25 | |
| φοίνικασ | its palms | LXX.Ezek.40.21 |
| palms | LXX.1Kgs.6.32 • LXX.1Kgs.6.32 • LXX.2Chr.3.5 | |
| φοίνικα | palm | LXX.Judg.4.5 • LXX.Ezek.41.19 • LXX.Ezek.41.19 |
Abbott-Smith
φοῖνιξ (on the accent, v. Bl., § 4, 2; WM, § 6, lc), -ικος, ὁ, [in LXX for תָּמָר,תֹּמֶר,תִּמֹּרָה;]
the date-palm, palm: τὰ βαΐα τῶν φ., Jo 12:13; of palm branches, φοίνικες (as Arist., II Mac 10:7, al.), Re 7:9.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| John | 12:13 |
| Revelation | 7:9 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
φοῖνιξ, ῑκος, ὁ, ἡ,
Phoenician, Φοῖνιξ ἀνὴρ ἀπατήλια εἰδώς [Refs 8th c.BC+]
__2 feminine, γυνή Φοίνισσα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; Φοίνισσαι, name of plays by Euripides, Phrynichus, etc.; also Φ. ἐμπολά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χθών, νᾶσος, etc., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κώπη [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II Carthaginian, ἀλαλατός [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B φοῖνιξ, ῑκος, ὁ, purple or crimson, because the discovery and earliest use of this colour was ascribed to the Phoenicians, [Refs 8th c.BC+] —hence,
__B.2 as adjective (feminine φοίνισσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; φοῖνιξ as feminine, [Refs 5th c.BC+], blood-bay, of a horse, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of red cattle, φοίνισσα ἀγέλα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: of the colour of fire, φοίνισσα φλόξ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πυρὸς φ. πνοά E.[same place]; also φ. ἱμάντες [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II date-palm, Phoenix dactylifera, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: the male and female distinguished by [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__B.II.2 palm-frond, as a badge of victory, Arist [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B.II.3 date, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare φοινικοβάλανος.
__B.III ὁ χαμαιρριφής dwarf-palm, Chamaerops humilis, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.III.2 a Bactrian tree, Mazri palm, Nannorhops ritchieana, [Refs]
__B.III.3 a sea-plant, Callophyllis laciniata, [Refs]
__B.III.4 rye-grass, Lolium perenne, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__B.IV a musical instrument, like a guitar, invented by the Phoenicians, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; but so called because made from the Delian palm, accusative to [Refs]
__B.V the fabulous bird phoenix, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but from India, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__B.VI an ornament, [LXX]
__B.VII perfume prepared from the fronds of the date-palm, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__B.VIII a fish, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__B.IX a bandage, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
__B.X ={εὐρύνοτος}, [Refs]
__B.XI φ. ἐν ὁπλῇ, a disease of the hoof, [Refs]
__B.XII an eye-salve, [φοῖνιξ, not φοίνιξ, Hdn.Gr. cited in 4th-5th c.AD: Choeroboscus Grammaticus “in Thd.” 1.292.] ">Refs 4th c.AD+]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ezek.41.25