καλλιέλαιος
kallielaios
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olive tree
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Kallielaios denotes the cultivated olive tree into which wild branches are grafted in Romans 11:24.
Its sole attested use identifies the cultivated olive tree contrasted with the wild tree in a grafting comparison.
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Cultivated tree in a grafting comparison · dominant
In Romans 11:24, the accusative singular form occurs after the action of being grafted; the APB renders the clause "were grafted contrary to nature into the cultivated olive tree," contrasting it with a wild olive tree.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Romans 11:24, the APB presents the term as "the cultivated olive tree" within the contrast between wild and cultivated trees. The verse is read as a whole.