Gloss
reed, staff, stick, measuring rod, pen
Forms of the word
Dictionary
κάλαμος, -ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration
kalamos
Simplified transliteration
kalamos
Numbers
Strong's number
2563
GK Number
2812
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
12
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for κάλαμος
| Matthew 11:7 | As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed (kalamon | κάλαμον | acc sg masc) shaken by the wind? |
| Matthew 12:20 | A shattered reed (kalamon | κάλαμον | acc sg masc) he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out, until he brings justice to victory. |
| Matthew 27:29 | and twisting together a crown of thorns, they placed it on his head. They put a staff (kalamon | κάλαμον | acc sg masc) in his right hand, and kneeling before him they mocked him, saying, “Hail, king of the Jews!” |
| Matthew 27:30 | And they spat on him, and took the staff (kalamon | κάλαμον | acc sg masc) and kept beating him over the head. |
| Matthew 27:48 | And one of them at once ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a staff (kalamō | καλάμῳ | dat sg masc), and gave it to him to drink. |
| Mark 15:19 | And they kept striking his head with a staff (kalamō | καλάμῳ | dat sg masc) and spitting on him; and falling to their knees, they paid homage to him. |
| Mark 15:36 | Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a staff (kalamō | καλάμῳ | dat sg masc), and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Permit me; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.” |
| Luke 7:24 | When John’s messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to look at? A reed (kalamon | κάλαμον | acc sg masc) being shaken by the wind? |
| 3 John 1:13 | I have many things to write to you, but I do not wish to write with pen and ink (kalamou | καλάμου | gen sg masc). |
| Revelation 11:1 | Then a measuring (kalamos | κάλαμος | nom sg masc) rod (kalamos | κάλαμος | nom sg masc) like a staff was given to me; and someone said, “Rise and measure the temple of God and the altar and those who worship there, |
| Revelation 21:15 | The one who spoke with me had a golden measuring rod (kalamon | κάλαμον | acc sg masc) with which to measure the city, its gates and its wall. |
| Revelation 21:16 | The city was laid out as a square, its length the same as its width. He measured the city with the measuring rod (kalamō | καλάμῳ | dat sg masc) at twelve thousand stadia, its length, width, and height being equal. |
