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Lexicon :: Strong's G2583 - kanōn

Aa
κανών
Transliteration
kanōn (Key)
Pronunciation
kan-ohn'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod)
mGNT
4x in 3 unique form(s) TR
5x in 3 unique form(s) LXX
1x in 1 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 3:596,414

Strong’s Definitions

κανών kanṓn, kan-ohn'; from κάνη kánē (a straight reed, i.e. rod); a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity):—line, rule.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's G2583 in the following manner: rule (4x), line (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's G2583 in the following manner: rule (4x), line (1x).

  1. a rod or straight piece of rounded wood to which any thing is fastened to keep it straight

    1. used for various purposes

      1. a measuring rod, rule

      2. a carpenter's line or measuring tape

      3. the measure of a leap, as in the Olympic games

  2. a definitely bounded or fixed space within the limits of which one's power of influence is confined

    1. the province assigned one

    2. one's sphere of activity

  3. metaph. any rule or standard, a principle or law of investigating, judging, living, acting

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
κανών kanṓn, kan-ohn'; from κάνη kánē (a straight reed, i.e. rod); a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity):—line, rule.
STRONGS G2583:
κανών, κανόνος, ὁ (κάννα, Hebrew קָנֶה a cane, reed; Arabic: a reed, and a spear, and a straight stick or staff (cf. Vanicek, Fremdwörter etc., p. 21)), properly, a rod or straight piece of rounded wood to which anything is fastened to keep it straight; used for various purposes (see Passow (or Liddell and Scott), under the word); a measuring rod, rule; a carpenter's line or measuring tape, Schol. on Euripides, Hippolytus, 468; hence, equivalent to τό μέτρον τοῦ πηδηματος (Pollux, Onom. 3, 30, 151), the measure of a leap, as in the Olympic games; accordingly in the N. T.
1. "a definitely bounded or fixed space within the limits of which one's power or influence is confined; the province assigned one; one's sphere of activity": 2 Corinthians 10:13, 15f.
2. Metaphorically, any rule or standard, a principle or law of investigating, judging, living, acting (often so in classical Greek, as τοῦ καλοῦ, Euripides, Hec. 602; ὁροι τῶν ἀγαθῶν καί κανονες, Demosthenes, pro cor., p. 324, 27): Galatians 6:16; Philippians 3:16 Rec. Cf. Credner, Zur Gesch. des Kanons (Hal., 1847), pp. 6ff; (especially Westcott, The Canon of the N. T., Appendix A; briefly in B. D. under the word Canon of Scripture; for examples of later usage see Sophocles' Lexicon, under the word).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Corinthians
10:13; 10:15
Galatians
6:16
Philippians
3:16

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G2583 matches the Greek κανών (kanōn),
which occurs 4 times in 4 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:13 - But we will not boast beyond limits, but will boast only with regard to the area of influence God assigned to us, to reach even to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:15 - We do not boast beyond limit in the labors of others. But our hope is that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you may be greatly enlarged,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 10:16 - so that we may preach the gospel in lands beyond you, without boasting of work already done in another’s area of influence.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:16 - And as for all who walk by this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the Israel of God.
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