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ξῠλ-ῐνος G3585
Adj-NNP  |  2× in 1 sense
wooden, made of wood or timber
Constructed from wood, describing objects crafted from timber. Paul uses it in 2 Timothy 2:20 in his metaphor of the great house containing vessels of various materials—'some of gold and silver, others of wood and clay'—distinguishing honorable from common use. John uses it in Revelation 9:20, condemning those who worship 'idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood' that cannot see or hear. Both contexts contrast wood's inferior or common nature with precious metals.

Senses
1. sense 1 Made of wood, wooden in material. Classical usage distinguishes wooden structures (houses, ships) from stone or metal ones, sometimes with connotations of inferiority or impermanence. Paul's metaphor uses wood to represent more common or less honored vessels in God's household. John's polemic emphasizes wood's inertness—lifeless material worshiped as deity. Cross-linguistic renderings are uniform (Spanish 'de madera,' French 'de bois,' German 'hölzern'), consistently identifying the material composition.
PROPERTIES_RELATIONS Nature, Class, Example Geography and Space
AR["الخَشَبِيَّةِ", "خَشَبِيَّةٌ"]·ben["কাঠের", "কাঠের,"]·DE["hoelzern"]·EN["wooden"]·FR["de-bois"]·heb["עֵץ"]·HI["लकड़ी-की", "लकदि"]·ID["kayu", "kayu,"]·IT["xulina"]·jav["kajeng", "kayu"]·KO["나무-의"]·PT["de-madeira"]·RU["деревянные", "деревянным,"]·ES["de-madera"]·SW["vya-mti", "za-miti,"]·TR["tahta", "tahtadan"]·urd["لکڑی-کے"]

Related Senses
H3808 1. simple negation (not) (4839×)G1722 1. locative: in, within (2442×)H1004b 1. house, dwelling, building (2015×)G3756 1. not (negation particle) (1635×)H4480a 1. source or separation (1198×)H5892b 1. city, town (1093×)G1519 1. direction: into, to, toward (1061×)H3427 1. Qal: to dwell, inhabit (937×)G1537 1. from, out of (source/origin) (886×)H8034 1. Name (designation / identifier) (856×)G3361 1. subjective negation (not) (834×)G1909 1. on, upon (spatial surface) (757×)H0369 1. existential negation: there is not (738×)H5869a 1. in the eyes/sight of (evaluative) (734×)H5650 1. Servant, attendant, subject (723×)H0408 1. prohibitive negation do-not (712×)G2443 1. so that, in order that (purpose/result) (665×)G0575 1. from (649×)G1223 1. through, by means of (582×)H3541 1. thus, so, in this manner (569×)

BDB / Lexicon Reference
ξῠλ-ῐνος, η, ον, of wood, wooden, τεῖχος Refs 5th c.BC+; δόμος, οἰκίαι, Refs 5th c.BC+; ξ. καρπός produce of trees, i. e. fruit, wine, or oil, opposed to ξηρός (which see), Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to Δημήτριος, Refs; ξύλιναι ὦναι, opposed to σιτηραί, Refs 5th c.BC+; τομὰ ξυλίνα cutting of timber, Refs 2nd c.BC+ __2 metaphorically, wooden, νοῦς Refs 2nd c.AD+ __3 ξύλινον, τό, writing-tablet, ξ. πύξινον Refs 2nd c.BC+ __II of cotton, LXX+1st c.AD+