βαΐον
baion
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Greek
palm branch
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Baion denotes palm-tree branches carried by those going out to meet the king of Israel.
The attested use denotes palm-tree branches taken up as people go out to meet the one acclaimed as the king of Israel in John 12:13.
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Palm-tree branches carried in greeting · dominant
In John 12:13, the accusative plural neuter form occurs in the action of taking branches and going out to meet him. The APB renders the clause, "They took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet him," before the crowd's acclamation of the king of Israel.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 12:13, the APB presents the term within "the branches of the palm trees"; This identifies the verse's presentation rather than a precise token-by-token rendering.