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στοιβάς, στιβάς
stoibas, stibas
G4746
G:N-F Greek

leafy branch

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stoibas, stibas denotes leafy branches cut from fields and spread on a road.

The attested use denotes leafy branches handled as objects: in Mark 11:8, the feminine accusative plural form occurs in the action of spreading branches on the road after they were cut from the fields.

Senses in use

  1. Branches spread on the road · dominant

    In Mark 11:8, στιβάδας is a feminine accusative plural noun in the clause about others spreading branches on the road after cutting them from the fields. The APB renders the clause, “others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Mark 11:8, the APB presents the clause with “leafy branches” cut from fields and spread on the road.

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