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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 26 times in 20 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 30:23

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 30:23 - “Take also for yourself the finest of spices: of flowing myrrh five hundred shekels, and of fragrant cinnamon half as much, two hundred and fifty, and of fragrant cane two hundred and fifty,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:21 - “Under the lotus plants he lies down,
In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 45:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 45:1 - For the choir director; according to the [fn]Shoshannim. A [fn]Maskil of the sons of Korah. A Song of Love.
My heart [fn]overflows with a good theme;
I [fn]address my [fn]verses to the [fn]King;
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 - Rebuke the beasts [fn]in the reeds,
The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples,
Trampling under foot the pieces of silver;
He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:14 - Nard and saffron, calamus and cinnamon,
With all the trees of frankincense,
Myrrh and aloes, along with all the finest [fn]spices.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:6 - The [fn]canals will emit a stench,
The [fn]streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up;
The reeds and rushes will rot away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:7 - The [fn]scorched land will become a pool
And the thirsty ground springs of water;
In the haunt of jackals, its resting place,
Grass becomes reeds and rushes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:3 - “A bruised reed He will not break
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth justice.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:3 - So He brought me there; and behold, there was a man whose appearance was like the appearance of bronze, with a line of flax and a measuring [fn]rod in his hand; and he was standing in the gateway.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:5 - And behold, there was a wall on the outside of the [fn]temple all around, and in the man’s hand was a measuring rod of six cubits, each of which was a cubit and a [fn]handbreadth. So he measured the thickness of the [fn]wall, one rod; and the height, one rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:6 - Then he went to the gate which faced east, went up its steps and measured the threshold of the gate, one rod [fn]in width; and the other threshold was one rod [fn]in width.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:7 - The guardroom was one rod long and one rod wide; and there were five cubits between the guardrooms. And the threshold of the gate by the porch of the gate [fn]facing inward was one rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 40:8 - Then he measured the porch of the gate [fn]facing inward, one rod.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 41:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 41:8 - I saw also that the house had a raised [fn]platform all around; the foundations of the side chambers were a full rod of six [fn]long cubits in height.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:12 - Corresponding to the openings of the chambers which were toward the south was an opening at the head of the way, the way in front of the wall toward the east, as one enters them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:16 - He measured on the east side with the measuring reed five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:17 - He measured on the north side five hundred reeds by the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:18 - On the south side he measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:19 - He turned to the west side and measured five hundred reeds with the measuring reed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 42:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 42:20 - He measured it [fn]on the four sides; it had a wall all around, the length five hundred and the width five hundred, to divide between the holy and the profane.
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