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Strong's G3585 ξύλινος (xylinos)

Xylinos means “of wood” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3585 — kachash (“leanness”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3585
Language Greek
Linked Usages 31
Books 14

Strong's G3585 Quick Answer

Strong's G3585 ξύλινος (xulinos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. xulinos (xoo'-lin-os) adj. 1. wooden [from G3586] It has 31 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include wood. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
xulinos (xoo'-lin-os) adj. 1. wooden [from G3586]
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
wood

Meaning and Definition

xulinos (xoo'-lin-os) adj. 1. wooden [from G3586] KJV: of wood Root(s): G3586

Original Word
ξύλινος
Transliteration
xulinos
Derivation
Root: ξύλον R1: 3586
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3585. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

wooden

Usage: ξύλινος, -η, -ον (ξύλον) [in LXX chiefly for עֵץ ;] wooden: 2Ti.2:20, Heb.9:20 (cf. Ep. Jer.4:1-31 ff).† (AS)

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How Strong's G3585 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render xulinos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

wood 2 Timothy 2:20

How Strong's G3585 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha with 15 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3585 (ξύλινος) appears 30 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3585 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3585 in the New Testament

2 indexed usages in New Testament.

2 Timothy 2:20 KJV

But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

Revelation 9:20 KJV

And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

Strong's G3585 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Leviticus 11:32 Septuagint / Brenton

And on whatsoever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and then it shall be clean.

Leviticus 15:12 Septuagint / Brenton

And the earthen vessel which he that has the issue shall happen to touch, shall be broken; and a wooden vessel shall be washed with water, and shall be clean.

Leviticus 26:30 Septuagint / Brenton

And I will render your pillars desolate, and will utterly destroy your wooden images made with hands; and I will lay your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall loathe you.

Strong's G3585 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

15 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 6:24 Septuagint / Brenton

In the first year of the reign of Cyrus, King Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be built again, where they do sacrifice with continual fire:

1 Esdras 9:42 Septuagint / Brenton

And Ezra the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood which was made for that purpose.

1 Maccabees 6:37 Septuagint / Brenton

And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girded fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3585.

Leviticus 11:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And on whatsoever one of their dead bodies shall fall it shall be unclean; whatever wooden vessel, or garment, or skin, or sack it may be, every vessel in which work should be done, shall be dipped in water, and shall be unclean till evening; and then it shall be clean.
Leviticus 15:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the earthen vessel which he that has the issue shall happen to touch, shall be broken; and a wooden vessel shall be washed with water, and shall be clean.
Leviticus 26:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will render your pillars desolate, and will utterly destroy your wooden images made with hands; and I will lay your carcasses on the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall loathe you.
Leviticus 27:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Every tithe of the land, both of the seed of the land, and of the fruit of trees, is the Lord’s, holy to the Lord.
Numbers 31:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall purify every garment and every leathern utensil, and all furniture of goat skin, and every wooden vessel.
Numbers 35:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if he should smite him with an instrument of wood from his hand, whereby he may die, and he thus die, he is a murderer; let the murderer by all means be put to death.
Deuteronomy 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
At that time the Lord said to me, Hew for thyself two stone tables as the first, and come up to me into the mountain, and thou shalt make for thyself an ark of wood.
Deuteronomy 28:42 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All thy trees and the fruits of thy land shall the blight consume.
Ezra 6:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
With three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:
Nehemiah 8:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Urijah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchiah, and Hashum, and Hashbadana, Zechariah, and Meshullam.
Jeremiah 35:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Go and speak to Hananiah, saying, Thus saith the Lord; Thou hast broken the yokes of wood; but I will make instead of them yokes of iron.
Ezekiel 41:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
a wooden altar, the height of it three cubits, and the length two cubits, and the breadth two cubits; and it had horns, and the base of it and the sides of it were of wood: and he said to me, This is the table, which is before the face of the Lord.
Daniel 5:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They drank wine, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, and of brass, and of iron, and of wood, and of stone.
Daniel 5:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou hast been exalted against the Lord God of heaven; and they have brought before thee the vessels of his house, and thou, and thy nobles, and thy mistresses, and thy concubines, have drunk wine out of them; and thou hast praised the gods of gold, and silver, and brass, and iron, and wood, and stone, which see not, and which hear not, and know not: and the God in whose hand are thy breath and all thy ways hast thou not glorified.
2 Timothy 2:20 New Testament, KJV
But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
Revelation 9:20 New Testament, KJV
And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
1 Esdras 6:24 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
In the first year of the reign of Cyrus, King Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be built again, where they do sacrifice with continual fire:
1 Esdras 9:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Ezra the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood which was made for that purpose.
1 Maccabees 6:37 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girded fast unto them with devices: there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him.
1 Maccabees 10:30 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
and from that which appertaineth unto me to receive for the third part of the seed, and the half of the fruit of the trees, I release it from this day forth, so that they shall not be taken of the land of Judah, nor of the three governments which are added thereunto out of the country of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth for evermore.
Wisdom of Sirach 22:16 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As timber girded and bound together in a building cannot be loosed with shaking: So the heart that is established by advised counsel shall fear at no time.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations: and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow it upon themselves.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:29 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Menstruous women and women in childbed eat their sacrifices: by these things ye may know that they are no gods: fear them not.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:38 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
They can show no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:50 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For seeing they be but of wood, and overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false:
Letter of Jeremiah 1:54 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither can they judge their own cause, nor redress a wrong, being unable: for they are as crows between heaven and earth.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:57 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Neither are those gods of wood, and laid over with silver or gold, able to escape either from thieves or robbers.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:58 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Whose gold, and silver, and garments wherewith they are clothed, they that are strong do take, and go away withal: neither are they able to help themselves.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:69 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods: therefore fear them not.
Letter of Jeremiah 1:70 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
For as a scarecrow in a garden of cucumbers keepeth nothing: so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3585, grouped by book.

Leviticus 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Timothy 1 usage, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Letter of Jeremiah 10 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3585 FAQ

What does xylinos (ξύλινος) mean?

Xylinos (Strong's G3585) is a Greek word most simply glossed "of wood". xulinos (xoo'-lin-os) adj. 1. wooden [from G3586]

How many times is xylinos (ξύλινος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's G3585 across 14 books.

Where can I study xylinos (ξύλινος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3585 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate xylinos (ξύλινος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as wood. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3585 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 15 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3585, with linked reader references where each row is available.