The Koine Bible
Greek Lexicon
SBL Greek New Testament lexicon
κάλαμος
| Lemma | κάλαμος |
|---|---|
| Citation form | κάλαμος, οῦ, ὁ |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Gloss | a reed, reed-pen |
| Strong’s | G2563 |
| Transliteration | kálamos |
| Definition | a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen |
| KJV glosses | :--pen, reed. |
| Derivation | of uncertain affinity |
| SBLGNT occurrences | 12 |
Forms and grammatical context
Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.
| Greek form | Grammar and occurrences |
|---|---|
| κάλαμον | noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Matthew 11:7 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Matthew 12:20 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Matthew 27:29 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Matthew 27:30 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Luke 7:24 noun, accusative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----ASM-) — Revelation 21:15 |
| κάλαμος | noun, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----NSM-) — Revelation 11:1 |
| καλάμου | noun, genitive, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----GSM-) — 3 John 1:13 |
| καλάμῳ | noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Matthew 27:48 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Mark 15:19 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Mark 15:36 noun, dative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT ----DSM-) — Revelation 21:16 |
Morphology
- noun; MorphGNT ----ASM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----DSM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----GSM-
- noun; MorphGNT ----NSM-
Occurrences
Septuagint occurrences
The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: καλαμος.
Additional Greek lexicons
Compare the biblical entry for κάλαμος with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.