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Strong's G5444 φύλλον (phyllon)

Phyllon means “leaf” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5444 — cibbekay (“Sibbecai”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5444
Language Greek
Linked Usages 25
Books 14

Strong's G5444 Quick Answer

Strong's G5444 φύλλον (phullon) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. phullon (fool'-lon) n. 1. a sprout, i.e. leaf [from G5453] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include saw and seeing. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
phullon (fool'-lon) n. 1. a sprout, i.e. leaf [from G5453]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
saw and seeing

Meaning and Definition

phullon (fool'-lon) n. 1. a sprout, i.e. leaf [from G5453] KJV: leaf Root(s): G5453 See also: G5443

Original Word
φύλλον
Transliteration
phullon
Derivation
Root: φύω R1: 5453
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5444. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G5444 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render phullon, 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.

How Strong's G5444 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, 1 Enoch, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. 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 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 14 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.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5444 (φύλλον) appears 25 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5444 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 G5444 in the New Testament

5 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 21:19 KJV

And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

Matthew 24:32 KJV

Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:

Mark 11:13 KJV

And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

Strong's G5444 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

14 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 3:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And the eyes of both were opened, and they perceived that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons to go round them.

Genesis 8:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had a leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noah knew that the water had ceased from off the earth.

Leviticus 26:36 Septuagint / Brenton

And to those who are left of you I will bring bondage into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from war, and shall fall when none pursues them.

Strong's G5444 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Wisdom of Sirach 6:3 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, And lose thy fruit, And leave thyself as a dry tree.

Wisdom of Sirach 14:18 Septuagint / Brenton

As of the green leaves on a thick tree, Some fall, and some grow: So is the generation of flesh and blood, One cometh to an end, and another is born.

Strong's G5444 in 1 Enoch

4 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 5:1 Septuagint / Brenton

Observe ye how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed and know with regard to all His works, and recognize how He that liveth for ever hath made them so.

1 Enoch 24:4 Septuagint / Brenton

in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever:

1 Enoch 24:5 Septuagint / Brenton

and its fruit is beautiful, and its fruit n resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said: 'How beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms very delightful in appearance.'

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5444.

Genesis 3:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the eyes of both were opened, and they perceived that they were naked, and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons to go round them.
Genesis 8:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the dove returned to him in the evening, and had a leaf of olive, a sprig in her mouth; and Noah knew that the water had ceased from off the earth.
Leviticus 26:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to those who are left of you I will bring bondage into their heart in the land of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them, and they shall flee as fleeing from war, and shall fall when none pursues them.
Nehemiah 8:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.
Job 13:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wilt thou be startled at me, as at a leaf shaken by the wind? Or wilt thou set thyself against me as against grass borne upon the breeze?
Psalms 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, Which shall yield its fruit in its season, And its leaf shall not fall off; And whatsoever he shall do shall be prospered.
Proverbs 11:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that have no guidance fall like leaves: But in much counsel there is safety.
Isaiah 1:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they shall be as a turpentine tree that has cast its leaves, and as a garden that has no water.
Isaiah 34:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And all the powers of the heavens shall melt, and the sky shall be rolled up like a scroll: and all the stars shall fall like leaves from a vine, and as leaves fall from a fig tree.
Isaiah 64:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and we are all become as unclean, and all our righteousness as a filthy rag: and we have fallen as leaves because of our iniquities; thus the wind shall carry us away.
Jeremiah 8:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There are no grapes on the vines, and there are no figs on the fig trees, and the leaves have fallen off.
Daniel 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
its leaves were fair, and its fruit abundant, and in it was meat for all; and under it the wild beasts of the field took shelter, and the birds of the sky lodged in the branches of it, and all flesh was fed of it.
Daniel 4:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Cut down the tree, and pluck off its branches, and shake off its leaves, and scatter its fruit: let the wild beasts be removed from under it, and the birds from its branches.
Daniel 4:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and whose leaves were flourishing, and its fruit abundant (and it was meat for all; under it the wild beasts lodged, and the birds of the sky took shelter in its branches):
Matthew 21:19 New Testament, KJV
And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Matthew 24:32 New Testament, KJV
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Mark 11:13 New Testament, KJV
And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
Mark 13:28 New Testament, KJV
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
Revelation 22:2 New Testament, KJV
In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month: and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Wisdom of Sirach 6:3 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt eat up thy leaves, And lose thy fruit, And leave thyself as a dry tree.
Wisdom of Sirach 14:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
As of the green leaves on a thick tree, Some fall, and some grow: So is the generation of flesh and blood, One cometh to an end, and another is born.
1 Enoch 5:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
Observe ye how the trees cover themselves with green leaves and bear fruit: wherefore give ye heed and know with regard to all His works, and recognize how He that liveth for ever hath made them so.
1 Enoch 24:4 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
in height, resembling the seat of a throne: and fragrant trees encircled the throne. And amongst them was a tree such as I had never yet smelt, neither was any amongst them nor were others like it: it had a fragrance beyond all fragrance, and its leaves and blooms and wood wither not for ever:
1 Enoch 24:5 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
and its fruit is beautiful, and its fruit n resembles the dates of a palm. Then I said: 'How beautiful is this tree, and fragrant, and its leaves are fair, and its blooms very delightful in appearance.'
1 Enoch 32:4 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
That tree is in height like the fir, and its leaves are like (those of) the Carob tree: and its fruit

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5444, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 2 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 4 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G5444 FAQ

What does phyllon (φύλλον) mean?

Phyllon (Strong's G5444) is a Greek word most simply glossed "leaf". phullon (fool'-lon) n. 1. a sprout, i.e. leaf [from G5453]

How many times is phyllon (φύλλον) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's G5444 across 14 books.

Where can I study phyllon (φύλλον) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5444 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate phyllon (φύλλον)?

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

Does Strong's G5444 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 14 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 4 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G5444, with linked reader references where each row is available.