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
- Genesis — 8:11
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
From the same root
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