Dendron denotes a tree, whether an actual plant or a tree used in comparisons about fruit, growth, and judgment.

The term denotes a tree in descriptions of vegetation, branches, fruit, and damage to trees; the same image is also used in sayings that contrast a tree’s fruit or describe growth. Its attested forms include singular and plural references to individual trees and groups of trees.

1. Tree as plant and illustrative image · dominant

   The noun names trees in concrete settings: in Luke 13:19 the APB renders a seed that grew and “became a tree,” while in Matthew 21:8 it renders branches cut “from the trees.” The same term appears in comparisons involving a tree and its fruit in Matthew 7:17 and Matthew 12:33, and in Revelation 8:7 the APB renders trees being burned.

   Luke 13:19Matthew 21:8Matthew 7:17Matthew 12:33Revelation 8:7Revelation 9:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB ordinarily presents the noun with “tree” or “trees,” including trees with branches, trees bearing fruit, and trees subject to harm. These renderings confirm the verse-level imagery rather than assigning a separate English equivalent to every form.