Staves Staff

Staves Staff

1: ῥάβδος (Strong'S #4464 — Noun Feminine — rhabdos — hrab'-dos )

rendered "staff" or "staves" in  Matthew 10:10 , parallel passages, and  Hebrews 11:21 : see Rod.

2: ξύλον (Strong'S #3586 — Noun Neuter — xulon — xoo'-lon )

"wood," then, "anything made of wood," e.g., "a cudgel" or "staff," is rendered "staves" in  Matthew 26:47,55 and parallel passages. See Stocks , Tree , Wood.