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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 they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, 'What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:20 - a bruised reed he shall not break, and smoking flax he shall not quench, till he may put forth judgment to victory,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - and having plaited him a crown out of thorns they put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand, and having kneeled before him, they were mocking him, saying, 'Hail, the king of the Jews.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:30 - And having spit on him, they took the reed, and were smiting on his head;

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:48 - and immediately, one of them having run, and having taken a spunge, having filled it with vinegar, and having put it on a reed, was giving him to drink,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:19 - And they were smiting him on the head with a reed, and were spitting on him, and having bent the knee, were bowing to him,

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - and one having run, and having filled a spunge with vinegar, having put it also on a reed, was giving him to drink, saying, 'Let alone, let us see if Elijah doth come 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 gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: 'What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:13 - Many things I had to write, but I do not wish through ink and pen to 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 to a rod, and the messenger stood, saying, 'Rise, and measure the sanctuary of God, and the altar, and those worshipping in it;

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - And he who is speaking with me had a golden reed, that he may 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 lieth square, and the length of it is as great as the breadth; and he did measure the city with the reed -- furlongs twelve thousand; the length, and the breadth, and the height, of it are equal;
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