palm

Greek Noun Male

Φοῖνιξ (on the accent, see Bl, § 4, 2; WM, § 6, lc), -ικος, ὁ, [in LXX for תָּמָר תִּמֹּר;] the date palm, palm: τὰ βαΐα τῶν φ, Jhn.12:13; of palm branches, φοίνικες (as Arist, 2Ma.10:7, al.), Rev.7:9. (AS)

palm

Greek Noun Male

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, [Refs 4th c.AD+]

Greek

Noun Masculine

a palm-tree; palm (tree); of uncertain derivation