xulon denotes wood in material objects, weapons, an execution instrument, and the tree of life.

The term most often denotes wood as material or in wooden objects, including clubs, building material, cargo, and stocks. It also names the object on which someone is hung and occurs in the expression “tree of life.”

1. Wooden material and objects · dominant

   Plural forms occur with swords in the arrest scenes: in Matthew 26:47 the APB renders the crowd as carrying “swords and clubs,” while Mark 14:43 renders “swords and wood.” Elsewhere the term occurs among construction materials in 1 Corinthians 3:12, in the cargo list of Revelation 18:12, in the contrast of green and dry wood in Luke 23:31, and in the restraint of prisoners' feet in Acts 16:24.

   Matthew 26:47Mark 14:43Luke 22:521 Corinthians 3:12Acts 16:24Revelation 18:12
2. Object used for hanging · common

   The singular genitive form appears in clauses describing Jesus as killed by being hung: Acts 5:30 and Acts 10:39 use this wording, and Acts 13:29 says that he was taken down from it. In 1 Peter 2:24 the APB renders the clause “in his body upon the wood,” while Galatians 3:13 cites the condition of being “hanged on a tree.”

   Acts 5:30Acts 10:39Acts 13:291 Peter 2:24Galatians 3:13
3. The tree of life · common

   In Revelation 2:7 the APB renders the phrase “wood of life,” from which the conqueror is to eat. Revelation 22:2, Revelation 22:14, and Revelation 22:19 refer to the tree of life in descriptions of its fruit, access to it, and a person's share in it.

   Revelation 2:7Revelation 22:2Revelation 22:14Revelation 22:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously presents the term as “wood,” “clubs,” “tree,” and “stocks” across these verses. These renderings reflect whole clauses, especially where the original term's precise contribution is embedded in a larger expression.