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It can also denote a forest or a wooded area. The term is used to describe the material substance of trees, which can be crafted into various objects or used as fuel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek culture, wood was a crucial resource for building, crafting, and fuel. Forests were seen as both a source of life and a symbol of untamed nature. In the biblical context, wood is often associated with construction, such as the building of the Ark or the Temple, and is also used metaphorically to describe human works or efforts that are not enduring.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>wood, timber, forest<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>forest (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5208: ὕλη</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὕλη</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ὕλης</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">a forest, a wood; felled wood, fuel</span>: <a href="/interlinear/james/3-5.htm">James 3:5</a>. (From <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a forest, wood, timber<p>Perhaps akin to <a href="/greek/3586.htm">xulon</a>; a forest, i.e. (by implication) fuel -- matter. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3586.htm">xulon</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ύλαις ύλη υλην ύλην ὕλην υλώδης hylen hylēn hýlen hýlēn ulen ulēn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/james/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">James 3:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/james/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πῦρ ἡλίκην <b>ὕλην</b> ἀνάπτει </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/james/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> great <span class="itali">a forest</span> is set aflame<br><a href="/kjvs/james/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> how great <span class="itali">a matter</span> a little<br><a href="/interlinear/james/3-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> fire how large <span class="itali">a forest</span> it kindles<p><b><a href="/greek/5208.htm">Strong's Greek 5208</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5208.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/ule_n_5208.htm">ὕλην — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5207.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5207"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5207" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5209.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5209"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5209" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>