"a leaf, Mt. 21:19"
Definition and meaning
a leaf, Mt. 21:19
In the original Greek the word is written: φύλλον
Historical context
Rome had controlled Judea since 63 BC. Herod the Great rebuilt the Temple into one of the most magnificent structures in the ancient world — and simultaneously murdered members of his own family. The common people paid multiple layers of taxation and were politically powerless. Into that world a carpenter from Galilee began teaching that the kingdom of God had arrived.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of phyllon (G5444) across the King James Bible.
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
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Common questions
Strong's G5444 (phyllon) is a Greek word that means: a leaf, Mt. 21:19 It appears 5 times in the King James Bible.
The word phyllon (G5444) appears 5 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G5444 is phyllon, a Greek word defined as: a leaf, Mt. 21:19. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
phyllon is a Greek word found in the New Testament.