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κάλαμος

MainId: 002569000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: κ

StrongCodes: G2563

BaseForms:

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']