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Lexicon :: Strong's G2563 - kalamos

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κάλαμος
Transliteration
kalamos (Key)
Pronunciation
kal'-am-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Or uncertain affinity
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Strong’s Definitions

κάλαμος kálamos, kal'-am-os; of uncertain affinity; a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen:—pen, reed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x

The KJV translates Strong's G2563 in the following manner: reed (11x), pen (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 12x
The KJV translates Strong's G2563 in the following manner: reed (11x), pen (1x).

  1. a reed

  2. a staff made of a reed, a reed staff

  3. a measuring reed or rod

  4. a writer's reed, a pen

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κάλαμος kálamos, kal'-am-os; of uncertain affinity; a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen:—pen, reed.
STRONGS G2563:
κάλαμος, καλάμου, ὁ, from Pindar down, Latincalamus, i. e.
a. a reed: Matthew 11:7; Matthew 12:20 (from Isaiah 42:3); Luke 7:24.
b. a staff made of a reed, a reed-staff (as in 2 Kings 18:21): Matthew 27:29f, 48; Mark 15:19, 36.
c. a measuring reed or rod: Revelation 11:1; Revelation 21:15f (Ezekiel 40:3-6; Ezekiel 42:16-19).
d. a writer's reed, a pen: 3 John 1:13; (see Gardthausen, Griech. Palaeogr., p. 71f).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Kings
18:21
Isaiah
42:3
Ezekiel
40:3; 40:4; 40:5; 40:6; 42:16; 42:17; 42:18; 42:19
Matthew
11:7; 12:20; 27:29; 27:48
Mark
15:19; 15:36
Luke
7:24
3 John
1:13
Revelation
11:1; 21:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2563 matches the Greek κάλαμος (kalamos),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - But as they went away, Jesus began to say to the crowds concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? a reed moved about by the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:20 - a bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, until he bring forth judgment unto victory;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - and having woven a crown out of thorns, they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and, bowing the knee before him, they mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:30 - And having spit upon him, they took the reed and beat him on his head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:48 - And immediately one of them running and getting a sponge, having filled it with vinegar and fixed it on a reed, gave him to drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:19 - And they struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and, bending the knee, did him homage.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - And one, running and filling a sponge with vinegar, fixed it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone, let us see if Elias comes to take him down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - And the messengers of John having departed, he began to speak to the crowds concerning John: What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken by the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:13 - I had many things to write to thee, but I will not with ink and pen write to thee;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - And there was given to me a reed like a staff, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - And he that spoke with me had a golden reed as a measure, that he might measure the city, and its gates, and its wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - And the city lies four-square, and its length is as much as the breadth. And he measured the city with the reed -- twelve thousand stadia: the length and the breadth and height of it are equal.
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