κλάδοςkládos
a twig or bough (as if broken off)
Greek (New Testament) · G2798
Meanings
a young tender shoot broken off for grafting; then, a branch: Matthew 13:32, Matthew 21:8, Matthew 24:32, Mark 4:32, Mark 13:28, Luke 13:19; metaphorically, of descendants (cf. Sirach 40:15), Romans 11:16-19, Romans 11:21.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 11 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 13:32 It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants; it grows into a tree, and birds come and make nests in its branches.”
- Matthew 21:8 Most of the crowd spread their garments on the road ahead of him, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
- Matthew 24:32 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
- Mark 4:32 but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade.”
- Mark 13:28 “Now learn a lesson from the fig tree. When its branches bud and its leaves begin to sprout, you know that summer is near.
- Luke 13:19 It is like a tiny mustard seed that a man planted in a garden; it grows and becomes a tree, and the birds make nests in its branches.”
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.