(vine branch).
In his one Church, Jesus is the trunk, the vine. and we Christians are the branches, the shoots, Joh 15:1-15.
Christian Bible Dictionary
Dr. J. Dominguez
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Source: Christian Bible Dictionary
(See VID)
Source: New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
fruganon (fruvganon, 5434), dry stick. It is translated “branches” in the KJV in Act 28:3 (KJV, VM: “dry branches”). See RAMA, Nº 4, SECO.
Source: Vine New Testament Dictionary