Thyine Wood
Archimandrite Nikifor’s Biblical Encyclopedia
(Rev. 18:12)—a costly, fragrant wood listed among the luxury goods of Babylon. The Greek xylon thyinon probably refers to wood from the North African thuya or a related aromatic evergreen, valued for cabinetmaking and a high polish. The exact species is uncertain; the theological force of the passage lies in the collapse of an opulent commercial system rather than in botanical precision.