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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 - And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with 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,
Till he send forth judgment unto victory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - And they platted a crown of thorns and put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:30 - And they spat upon him, and took the reed and smote him on the head.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:48 - And straightway one of them ran, and took a sponge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:19 - And they smote his head with a reed, and spat upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - And one ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let be; let us see whether Elijah cometh to take him down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:13 - I had many things to write unto thee, but I am unwilling to write them to thee with ink and pen:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and one said, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - And he that spake with me had for a measure a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length thereof is as great as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs: the length and the breadth and the height thereof are equal.
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