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κάλαμος

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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
Gloss: 
reed, staff, stick, measuring rod, pen
Definition: 
a reed, cane, Mt. 11:7; 12:20; Lk. 7:24; a reed in its various appliances, as, a wand, a staff, Mt. 27:29, 30, 48; Mk. 15:19, 36; a measuring-rod, Rev. 11:1; 21:15f.; a writer's reed, 3 Jn. 13*

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.