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κάλαμος

MainId: 002569000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: κ

StrongCodes: G2563

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 002569001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: κάλαμος

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ου

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'καλάμη', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 002569001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 3.19

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Plants

      LEXSubDomains: Plants That Are Not Trees

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-09-09 10:58:45

         DefinitionShort: a tall straight grass or sedge; growing in or near rivers and marshes

         Glosses: reed

      LEXReferences: MAT 11:7, LUKE 7:24

      LEXLinks: flora:5.1.4

   2. LEXID: 002569001002000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 3.55

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Plants

      LEXSubDomains: Non-Fruit Parts of Plants

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-09-09 10:58:45

         DefinitionShort: the stalk of a reed plant

         Glosses: reed

         Comments: In some discussions of κάλαμος[b] the meaning is given as cane, but the term cane must not be confused with the meaning of walking stick. In {S:04101501900012} it may be important in some languages to use a phrase such as heavy reed or strong reed, in order to avoid the impression that the instrument used in striking Jesus was some flimsy or fragile stalk of a plant.

      LEXReferences: MAT 12:20, MAT 27:29, MAT 27:30, MAT 27:48, MARK 15:19, MARK 15:36

      LEXLinks: flora:5.1.4

   3. LEXID: 002569001003000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.56

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Instruments Used in Marking and Writing

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-09-09 10:58:45

         DefinitionShort: a reed especially cut for making marks with ink on writing material; abou 20 cm long, sharpened on one end

         Glosses: pen

      LEXReferences: 3YHN 1:13

      LEXLinks: realia:1.7.3

   4. LEXID: 002569001004000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: M

      LEXEntryCode: 6.213

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Artifacts

      LEXSubDomains: Instruments for Measuring

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-09-09 10:58:45

         DefinitionShort: a rod (possibly a reed) used for measuring length

         Glosses: measuring rod

         Comments: There is no indication as to the particular length of κάλαμος[d], but it could have been as much as two meters (about seven feet), since this would not have been an unusual length for a reed. The equivalent of κάλαμος[d] may be simply ‘a measuring stick’ or ‘a stick with which to count the distance.’

      LEXReferences: REV 11:1, REV 21:15, REV 21:16

      LEXLinks: ['realia:1.8.6', 'realia:11.4.2.7']