Lexicon :: Strong's G2563 - kalamos

κάλαμος

Transliteration

kalamos (Key)

Pronunciation

kal'-am-os

Part of Speech

masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

Or uncertain affinity

Greek Inflections of κάλαμος [?]

mGNT
12x in 4 unique form(s) TR
12x in 4 unique form(s) LXX
26x in 4 unique form(s)

κάλαμον — 6x

κάλαμος — 1x

καλάμου — 1x

καλάμῳ — 4x

κάλαμον — 6x

κάλαμος — 1x

καλάμου — 1x

καλάμῳ — 4x

κάλαμον — 2x

κάλαμος — 4x

καλάμου — 6x

καλάμῳ — 14x

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Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a reed
a staff made of a reed, a reed staff
a measuring reed or rod
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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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).

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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

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number G2563 matches the Greek κάλαμος (kalamos),
which occurs 12 times in 12 verses in the TR Greek.

View OT results in the LXX Greek concordance

View NT results in the MGNT Greek concordance

Mat 11:7

Mat 11:7 - And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed^G2563 shaken with the wind?

Mat 12:20

Mat 12:20 - A bruised reed^G2563 shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.

Mat 27:29

Mat 27:29 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed^G2563 in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!

Mat 27:30

Mat 27:30 - And they spit upon him, and took the reed,^G2563 and smote him on the head.

Mat 27:48

Mat 27:48 - And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed,^G2563 and gave him to drink.

Mar 15:19

Mar 15:19 - And they smote him on the head with a reed,^G2563 and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

Mar 15:36

Mar 15:36 - And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed,^G2563 and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

Luk 7:24

Luk 7:24 - And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed^G2563 shaken with the wind?

3Jo 1:13

3Jo 1:13 - I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen^G2563 write unto thee:

Rev 11:1

Rev 11:1 - And there was given me a reed^G2563 like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.

Rev 21:15

Rev 21:15 - And he that talked with me had a golden reed^G2563 to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

Rev 21:16

Rev 21:16 - And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed,^G2563 twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.