φοῖνιξphoînix

the date-palm, palm: τὰ βαΐα τῶν φ., John 12:13; of palm branches, φοίνικες (as Arist., 2 Maccabees 10:7, and elsewhere), Revelation 7:9.

Greek (New Testament) · G5404

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • John 12:13 took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!”
  • Revelation 7:9 After this I saw a vast crowd, too great to count, from every nation and tribe and people and language, standing in front of the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes and held palm branches in their hands.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.