1186. dendron

Strong's Lexicon

dendron: Tree

Original Word: δένδρον
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: dendron
Pronunciation: DEN-dron
Phonetic Spelling: (den'-dron)
Definition: Tree
Meaning: a tree.

Word Origin: Derived from the Greek root word δρύς (drys), meaning "oak" or "tree."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - עֵץ (ets) - Strong's Hebrew 6086: Often translated as "tree" in the Old Testament, used in similar contexts to describe both literal trees and metaphorical concepts such as life and wisdom.

Usage: The Greek word "dendron" refers to a tree, a perennial plant with an elongated stem or trunk supporting branches and leaves. In the New Testament, "dendron" is used both literally and metaphorically to convey various spiritual truths and lessons.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient Mediterranean world, trees were significant both economically and symbolically. They provided essential resources such as food, shelter, and materials for construction. Symbolically, trees often represented life, growth, and stability. In Jewish tradition, trees were also associated with wisdom and righteousness, as seen in the imagery of the "tree of life" in Genesis and Proverbs.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain origin
Definition
a tree
NASB Translation
tree (17), trees (8).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1186: δένδρον

δένδρον, δένδρου, τό, a tree: Matthew 7:17, etc.; γίνεσθαι δένδρον or εἰς δένδρον, to grow to the shape and size of a tree, Matthew 13:32; Luke 13:19. ((Homer, Herodotus), Aristophanes, Thucydides down.)

STRONGS NT 1186a: δεξιοβόλοςδεξιοβόλος, δεξιοβολου, ὁ (from δεξιός and βάλλω), throwing with the right hand, a slinger, an archer: Acts 23:23 in Lachmann edition min.; cf. the following word.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

tree.

Probably from drus (an oak); a tree -- tree.

Forms and Transliterations

δενδρα δένδρα δενδρον δένδρον δένδρου δένδρω δενδρων δένδρων δεξαμένας dendra déndra dendron dendrōn déndron déndrōn

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 3:10 N-GNP
GRK: ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται πᾶν
NAS: at the root of the trees; therefore
KJV: the root of the trees: therefore
INT: root of the trees is applied every

Matthew 3:10 N-NNS
GRK: πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν
NAS: every tree that does not bear
KJV: every tree which bringeth
INT: every Therefore tree not producing

Matthew 7:17 N-NNS
GRK: οὕτως πᾶν δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς
NAS: every good tree bears good
KJV: every good tree bringeth forth good
INT: So every tree good good fruits

Matthew 7:17 N-NNS
GRK: δὲ σαπρὸν δένδρον καρποὺς πονηροὺς
NAS: fruit, but the bad tree bears bad
KJV: but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil
INT: and [the] bad tree fruits bad

Matthew 7:18 N-NNS
GRK: οὐ δύναται δένδρον ἀγαθὸν καρποὺς
NAS: A good tree cannot produce
KJV: A good tree cannot bring forth
INT: not is able a tree good fruits

Matthew 7:18 N-NNS
GRK: ποιεῖν οὐδὲ δένδρον σαπρὸν καρποὺς
NAS: nor can a bad tree produce good
KJV: [can] a corrupt tree bring forth
INT: to produce nor a tree bad fruits

Matthew 7:19 N-NNS
GRK: πᾶν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν
NAS: Every tree that does not bear good
KJV: Every tree that bringeth not
INT: Every tree not producing

Matthew 12:33 N-ANS
GRK: ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον καλὸν καὶ
NAS: make the tree good
KJV: Either make the tree good, and
INT: make the tree good and

Matthew 12:33 N-ANS
GRK: ποιήσατε τὸ δένδρον σαπρὸν καὶ
NAS: or make the tree bad and its fruit
KJV: or else make the tree corrupt, and
INT: make the tree bad and

Matthew 12:33 N-NNS
GRK: καρποῦ τὸ δένδρον γινώσκεται
NAS: bad; for the tree is known
KJV: corrupt: for the tree is known by
INT: fruit the tree is known

Matthew 13:32 N-NNS
GRK: καὶ γίνεται δένδρον ὥστε ἐλθεῖν
NAS: and becomes a tree, so
KJV: and becometh a tree, so that the birds
INT: and becomes a tree so that come

Matthew 21:8 N-GNP
GRK: ἀπὸ τῶν δένδρων καὶ ἐστρώννυον
NAS: branches from the trees and spreading
KJV: branches from the trees, and strawed
INT: from the trees and were spreading [them]

Mark 8:24 N-ANP
GRK: ὅτι ὡς δένδρα ὁρῶ περιπατοῦντας
NAS: [them] like trees, walking around.
KJV: men as trees, walking.
INT: for as trees I see [them] walking

Luke 3:9 N-GNP
GRK: ῥίζαν τῶν δένδρων κεῖται πᾶν
NAS: at the root of the trees; so
KJV: unto the root of the trees: every tree
INT: root of the trees is applied every

Luke 3:9 N-NNS
GRK: πᾶν οὖν δένδρον μὴ ποιοῦν
NAS: so every tree that does not bear good
KJV: every tree therefore
INT: every therefore tree not producing

Luke 6:43 N-NNS
GRK: γὰρ ἔστιν δένδρον καλὸν ποιοῦν
NAS: good tree which produces
KJV: For a good tree bringeth not
INT: indeed there is tree good producing

Luke 6:43 N-NNS
GRK: οὐδὲ πάλιν δένδρον σαπρὸν ποιοῦν
NAS: a bad tree which produces
KJV: doth a corrupt tree bring forth good
INT: nor again a tree bad producing

Luke 6:44 N-NNS
GRK: ἕκαστον γὰρ δένδρον ἐκ τοῦ
NAS: For each tree is known by its own
KJV: For every tree is known by
INT: each indeed tree by the

Luke 13:19 N-ANS
GRK: ἐγένετο εἰς δένδρον καὶ τὰ
NAS: and became a tree, and THE BIRDS
KJV: waxed a great tree; and the fowls
INT: came into a tree and the

Luke 21:29 N-ANP
GRK: πάντα τὰ δένδρα
NAS: the fig tree and all the trees;
KJV: and all the trees;
INT: all the trees

Jude 1:12 N-NNP
GRK: ἀνέμων παραφερόμεναι δένδρα φθινοπωρινὰ ἄκαρπα
NAS: autumn trees without fruit,
KJV: winds; trees whose fruit withereth,
INT: winds being carried about trees autumnal without fruit

Revelation 7:1 N-ANS
GRK: ἐπὶ πᾶν δένδρον
NAS: or on any tree.
KJV: on any tree.
INT: upon any tree

Revelation 7:3 N-ANP
GRK: μήτε τὰ δένδρα ἄχρι σφραγίσωμεν
NAS: or the trees until
KJV: nor the trees, till
INT: nor the trees until we seal

Revelation 8:7 N-GNP
GRK: τρίτον τῶν δένδρων κατεκάη καὶ
NAS: up, and a third of the trees were burned
KJV: the third part of trees was burnt up,
INT: third of the trees was burned up and

Revelation 9:4 N-ANS
GRK: οὐδὲ πᾶν δένδρον εἰ μὴ
NAS: nor any tree, but only the men
KJV: neither any tree; but only
INT: nor any tree if not

Strong's Greek 1186
25 Occurrences

δένδρα — 4 Occ.
δένδρων — 4 Occ.
δένδρον — 17 Occ.