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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 MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 11:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 11:7 - As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 12:20 - He will not crush the weakest reed
or put out a flickering candle.
Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:29 - They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:30

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:30 - And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 27:48

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 27:48 - One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:19

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:19 - And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 15:36

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 15:36 - One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink. “Wait!” he said. “Let’s see whether Elijah comes to take him down!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 7:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 7:24 - After John’s disciples left, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:13

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:13 - I have much more to say to you, but I don’t want to write it with pen and ink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 11:1

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 11:1 - Then I was given a measuring stick, and I was told, “Go and measure the Temple of God and the altar, and count the number of worshipers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:15

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:15 - The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:16

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:16 - When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles.[fn]
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