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Name of God’s Son

ΚΑΝΟΝΟΣ, κανονος

KANONOS, kanonos

Sounds Like: kah-NO-nos

Translations: 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

From the root: ΚΑΝΩΝ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word is the genitive singular form of the noun 'κανών' (kanōn), which refers to a straight rod, a rule, a standard, a measure, or a limit. It can also refer to a carpenter's line or a measuring rod. In a broader sense, it signifies a principle, a norm, or an established guideline. As a genitive, it indicates possession, origin, or relationship, often translated with 'of' or implying 'belonging to' or 'according to'.

Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine

Strong’s number: G2583 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
  • 2 Corinthians — 10:13
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
  • Micah — 7:4
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
  • 2 Corinthians — 10:13

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
  • ΚΑΝΟΝΙ — 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
  • ΚΑΝΩΝ — rule, standard, measure, limit, norm, principle, a rule, a standard

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