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Redirected from καρφοϲ, replacing lunate sigma Ϲϲ with normal sigma Σσ/ς.

ΚΑΡΦΟΣ, καρφος

KARPHOS, karphos

Sounds Like: KAR-phos

Translations: splinter, a splinter, speck, a speck, mote, a mote, dry stalk, a dry stalk

From the root: ΚΑΡΦΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a small, dry piece of wood, straw, or other material, often a splinter or a speck. It is famously used in the New Testament to describe a small fault or imperfection in someone else, contrasted with a 'beam' (δοκός) in one's own eye, implying hypocrisy. It can also refer to a dry stalk or twig.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter

Strong’s number: G2543 (Lookup on BibleHub)


Instances

Codex Sinaiticus
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament

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No other words from the same root, ΚΑΡΦΟΣ, appear in our texts.

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