ΚΑΛΑΜΗΣ, καλαμης
KALAMĒS, kalamēs
Sounds Like: ka-LA-mees
Translations: of a reed, of a stalk, of straw
From the root: ΚΑΛΑΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a reed, stalk, or straw. It is often used to describe the stem of a plant, particularly one that is hollow or jointed, like a reed. It can also refer to the straw or stubble left after harvesting grain. In a broader sense, it can denote anything made from such material, like a writing pen or a measuring rod.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G2563 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Job — 24:24
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 5 — 9:327
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΛΑΜΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΚΑΛΑΜΕΝΟΣ — of reed, made of reed, reedy
- ΚΑΛΑΜΙΝΗ — reedy, made of reed, of reed
- ΚΑΛΑΜΙΣΚΟΣ — small reed, a pen, a writing reed
- ΚΑΛΑΜΟ — reed, a reed, stalk, a stalk, pen, a pen, writing reed, a writing reed
- ΚΑΛΑΜΟΝ — reed, a reed, stalk, a stalk, pen, a pen, measuring rod, a measuring rod
- ΚΑΛΑΜΟΣ — reed, a reed, pen, a pen, measuring rod, a measuring rod, stalk, a stalk
- ΚΑΛΑΜΟΥ — of a reed, of a stalk, of a pen, of a measuring rod, of a cane
- ΚΑΛΑΜΟΥΣ — reeds, pens, stalks, measuring rods
- ΚΑΛΑΜΩ — (to) a reed, (to) a stalk, (to) a cane, (to) a measuring rod, (to) a pen
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