from klao, "to break" (cp. klasma, "a broken piece"), properly a young tender shoot, "broken off" for grafting, is used for any kind of branch, Mat 13:32, Mat 21:8, Mat 24:32, Mar 4:32, Mar 13:28, Luk 13:19; the descendants of Israel, Rom 1:11-19, Rom 11:21.
<2,,2814, klema>
akin to klao, "to break," denotes "a tender, flexible branch, especially the shoot of a vine, a vine sprout," Joh 15:2, Joh 1:15-6.
<3,,4746,stoibas / stibas> from steibo, "to tread on," primarily denoted "a layer of leaves, reeds, twigs or straw, serving for a bed;" then "a branch full of leaves, soft foliage," which might be used in making a bed, or for treading upon, Mar 11:8.
<4,,902, baion>
of Egyptian origin, frequent in the papyri writings, denotes "a branch of the palm tree," Joh 12:13.
Note: Matthew, Mark and John each use a different word for "branch" in narrating Christ's entry into Jerusalem.
