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ΚΑΝΟΝΙ, κανονι

KANONI, kanoni

Sounds Like: ka-no-NEE

Translations: to a rule, to a standard, to a measuring rod, to a carpenter's square, to a plumb line, to a pattern, to a limit, to a boundary, to a list, to a catalogue, to a tribute, to a tax

From the root: ΚΑΝΩΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is the dative singular form of the noun 'κανών' (kanon). It refers to a straight rod, a measuring line, a rule, a standard, or a pattern. In a broader sense, it can denote a limit, a boundary, or a list. It is used to indicate the recipient or object of an action, often translated with 'to' or 'for'.

Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine

Strong’s number: G2583 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Aristeas
  • Aristeas’ Letter to Philocrates — 1:2
Clement of Rome
  • Clement’s First Letter — 1:3
Codex Sinaiticus
  • 2 Corinthians — 10:16
  • Galatians — 6:16
  • Philippians — 3:16
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΝΩΝ.

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.

  • ΚΑΝΟΝ — rule, standard, measure, a rule, a standard, a measure, limit, boundary, norm, principle
  • ΚΑΝΟΝΑ — rule, a rule, standard, a standard, measure, a measure, canon, a canon
  • ΚΑΝΟΝΟΣ — of rule, of a rule, of standard, of a standard, of measure, of a measure, of limit, of a limit, of line, of a line
  • ΚΑΝΩΝ — rule, standard, measure, limit, norm, principle, a rule, a standard

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