ΚΑΛΑΜΟΝ, καλαμον
KALAMON, kalamon
Sounds Like: kah-LAH-mon
Translations: reed, a reed, stalk, a stalk, pen, a pen, measuring rod, a measuring rod
From the root: ΚΑΛΑΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a reed, a stalk of grain, or anything made from a reed, such as a pen for writing or a measuring rod. It is often used metaphorically to describe something fragile or easily broken, like a 'bruised reed'. It can also refer to a musical pipe made from a reed.
Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Accusative
Strong’s number: G2563 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Justin Martyr
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, 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
- ΚΑΛΑΜΗΣ — of a reed, of a stalk, of straw
- 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
- 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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