STRONGS G902:
βάΐον [others also
βάϊον (or even
βαῖον, Chandler edition 1, p. 272); on its derivation (from the Egyptian) cf.
Stephanus' Thesaurus under the word
βαΐς),
-ου,
τό,
a palm-branch; with
τῶν φοινίκων added [so Test xii. Patr. test. Naph. § 5] (after the fashion of
οἰκοδεσπότης τῆς οἰκίας,
ὑποπόδιον τῶν ποδῶν, [cf. Winer's Grammar, 603 (561)]),
John 12:13. (A biblical and ecclesiastical word: 1 Macc. 13:51;
Song of Solomon 7:8 Symm.;
Leviticus 23:40 unknown translation. In the Greek church Palm-Sunday is called
ἡ κυριακὴ τῶν βαΐων. Cf.
Fischer, De vitiis Lexicons of the
N. T., p. 18ff; [
Sturz, Dial. Maced. etc., p. 88f; especially
Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word].)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006, 2011 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
-
Leviticus
-
23:40
-
Song of Songs
-
7:8
-
John
-
12:13