Greek root word (lemma) ‘κάλαμος’ (kalamos)

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This root form (lemma) ‘κάλαμος’ is used in 5 different forms in the Greek originals: Κάλαμον (N-····AMS), κάλαμον (N-····AMS), κάλαμος (N-····NMS), καλάμου (N-····GMS), καλάμῳ (N-····DMS).

It is glossed in 7 different ways: ‘a reed’, ‘a rod’, ‘a staff’, ‘around a reed’, ‘with a staff’, ‘pen’, ‘reed’.

Have 12 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘kalamos’ (noun) in the Greek originals

Mark 15:19 καλάμῳ (kalamōi) DMS ‘of him the head with a staff and they were spitting on him’ SR GNT Mark 15:19 word 10

OET-LV: 19 And they _were _striking the head of _him with_a_staff and they _were _spitting on _him, and kneeling the knees, they _were _prostrating before _him. (MRK_15:19)

OET-RV: 19 They took turns whacking his head with a stick and spitting on him, while others knelt down in front of him and pretended to be bowing to him. (MRK 15:19)

Mark 15:36 καλάμῳ (kalamōi) DMS ‘a sponge with wine_vinegar having put_around around a reed was giving_to_drink him saying’ SR GNT Mark 15:36 word 14

OET-LV: 36 And someone having _run, and having _filled a_sponge with _wine _vinegar having _put _around around_a_reed, was _giving_ him _to _drink saying: Leave it, we _may _see if Aʸlias is _coming to _take_ him _down. (MRK_15:36)

OET-RV: 36 One of them ran, and soaked a sponge in some sour wine, then put it on a stick and held it up for Yeshua to drink, saying, “Hang on. Let’s see if Eliyah does come to get him down.” (MRK 15:36)

Mat 11:7 Κάλαμον (Kalamon) AMS ‘the wilderness to see a reed by wind being shaken’ SR GNT Mat 11:7 word 19

OET-LV: 7 And these going, the Yaʸsous began to _be _saying to _the crowds concerning Yōannaʸs, you _all _came _out into the wilderness to _see What? A_reed being _shaken by wind? (MAT_11:7)

OET-RV: 7 As Yohan’s apprentices left, Yeshua started talking to the crowd about Yohan: “What was it that you all went out to the wilderness to see? A reed being blown around by the wind?” (MAT 11:7)

Mat 12:20 κάλαμον (kalamon) AMS ‘a reed having_been bruised by_no_means he will_be breaking’ SR GNT Mat 12:20 word 1

OET-LV: 20 By _no _means he _will _be _breaking a_reed having _been _bruised, and by _no _means he _will _be _extinguishing a_wick being _smouldering, until wishfully he _may _send _forth the justice to victory. (MAT_12:20)

OET-RV: 20 He won’t break off a bruised reed
⇔ and certainly won’t extinguish a smoldering wick
⇔ before he sends justice forward into victory. (MAT 12:20)

Mat 27:29 κάλαμον (kalamon) AMS ‘head of him and a staff in the right hand’ SR GNT Mat 27:29 word 16

OET-LV: 29 and having _twisted _together a_crown of thorns, they _put _on it on the head of _him, and a_staff in the right hand of _him, and having _kneeled before him, they _mocked at _him saying: Greetings, the king of _the Youdaiōns. (MAT_27:29)

OET-RV: 29 They twisted together a crown made of strips of thorns and plonked it on his head and made him hold a reed as a staff. Then they knelt down in front of him and mocked him, saying, “Greetings, your majesty, King of the Jews.” (MAT 27:29)

Mat 27:30 κάλαμον (kalamon) AMS ‘him they took the reed and they were striking him on’ SR GNT Mat 27:30 word 7

OET-LV: 30 And having _spat on him, they _took the reed and they _were _striking him on the head of _him. (MAT_27:30)

OET-RV: 30 They spat on him then snatched the reed away and used it to whack him on the head. (MAT 27:30)

Mat 27:48 καλάμῳ (kalamōi) DMS ‘with wine_vinegar and having put_around it around a reed was giving_to_drink him’ SR GNT Mat 27:48 word 15

OET-LV: 48 And immediately one of them having _run and having _taken a_sponge, and having _filled it with _wine _vinegar and having _put _around it around_a_reed, was _giving_ him _to _drink. (MAT_27:48)

OET-RV: 48 One of them ran and got a sponge and dipped it in wine vinegar, and then wrapped it around a reed and held it up to his mouth to drink from. (MAT 27:48)

Luke 7:24 Κάλαμον (Kalamon) AMS ‘the wilderness to see a reed by the wind being shaken’ SR GNT Luke 7:24 word 27

OET-LV: 24 And the messengers of _Yōannaʸs having _gone _away, he _began to _be _saying to the crowds concerning Yōannaʸs: What you _all _came _out into the wilderness to _see? A_reed being _shaken by the_wind? (LUK_7:24)

OET-RV: 24 When Yohan’s messengers had left, Yeshua started asking the crowds about Yohan, “What did you all go out into the wilderness to see? A reed waving in the wind? (LUK 7:24)

3 Yhn (3 Yohan or 3 Jhn) 1:13 καλάμου (kalamou) GMS ‘through ink and pen to you to_be writing’ SR GNT 3 Yhn 1:13 word 13

OET-LV: 13 Many things I _was _having to _write to _you, but not I _am _wanting through ink and pen to _you to _be _writing, (JN3_1:13)

OET-RV: 13 I had many things I wanted to write about, but won’t do it by means of ink and pen, (JN3 1:13)

Rev 11:1 κάλαμος (kalamos) NMS ‘and was given to me a rod similar to a staff saying’ SR GNT Rev 11:1 word 4

OET-LV: 11 And was _given to _me a_rod similar to_a_staff saying: Be _raising, and measure the temple of_ the _god, and the altar, and the ones prostrating in it. (REV_11:1)

OET-RV: 11 Then I was given a measuring stick and told, “Go and measure God’s temple and the altar and the people who are worshipping there, (REV 11:1)

Rev 21:15 κάλαμον (kalamon) AMS ‘me was having a measure reed golden in_order_that he may measure’ SR GNT Rev 21:15 word 8

OET-LV: 15 And the one speaking with me was _having a_measure reed golden, in _order _that he _may _measure the city, and the gates of _it, and the wall of _it. (REV_21:15)

OET-RV: 15 The messenger speaking to me had a golden measuring rod so that he could measure the city and its gates and wall. (REV 21:15)

Rev 21:16 καλάμῳ (kalamōi) DMS ‘the city with the reed at stadion_measures twelve’ SR GNT Rev 21:16 word 22

OET-LV: 16 And the city four _cornered is _lying, and the length of _it as _much _as the breadth. And he _measured the city with _the reed at twelve stadiums thousands, the length, and the breadth, and the height of _it, equal is. (REV_21:16)

OET-RV: 16 The city was laid out square with the length equalling the width. Using the rod, the messenger measured the city at 2.2km on each edge, with the length, width, and height all being equal. (REV 21:16)

Lemmas with similar glosses to ‘κάλαμος’ (kalamos)

Have 12 uses of Greek root word (lemma) ‘rhabdos’ (noun) in the Greek originals

Mark 6:8 ῥάβδον (ɽabdon) AFS ‘for journey except a staff only not bread’ SR GNT Mark 6:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8 And he _commanded to _them that they _may _be _taking _away nothing for journey, except only not/lest a_staff, not bread, not a_knapsack, not money in the belt, (MRK_6:8)

OET-RV: 8 He insisted that they can carry a walking stick but not to take food, a backpack, or money. (MRK 6:8)

Mat 10:10 ῥάβδον (ɽabdon) AFS ‘nor sandals nor staff worthy is for the’ SR GNT Mat 10:10 word 16

OET-LV: 10 nor knapsack for the_way, nor two tunics, nor sandals, nor staff, because/for the worker is worthy of _the food of _him. (MAT_10:10)

OET-RV: 10 and don’t take a backpack, or a change of clothes or footwear, or a staff, because a worker deserves to be fed. (MAT 10:10)

Luke 9:3 ῥάβδον (ɽabdon) AFS ‘the journey neither staff nor knapsack nor’ SR GNT Luke 9:3 word 12

OET-LV: 3 And he _said to them: Be _taking_ nothing _away for the journey, neither staff, nor knapsack, nor bread, nor silver, nor to _be _having two tunics. (LUK_9:3)

OET-RV: 3 “Don’t take anything for the journey,” he told them. “Don’t take a walking stick or a backpack or food or money or spare clothes. (LUK 9:3)

1 Cor 4:21 ῥάβδῳ (ɽabdōi) DFS ‘what you_all are wanting with a rod I may come to you_all’ SR GNT 1 Cor 4:21 word 4

OET-LV: 21 What you _all _are _wanting? With a_rod I _may _come to you _all, or in love, and a_spirit of _gentleness? (CO1_4:21)

OET-RV: 21 What would you all prefer: should I come to you all with a rod, or come with love and a gentle spirit? (CO1 4:21)

Heb 1:8 ῥάβδος (ɽabdos) NFS ‘age and the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of the’ SR GNT Heb 1:8 word 17

OET-LV: 8 on _the _other _hand to the son: The throne of _you, the god, to the age of _the age, and the scepter of_ the _righteousness is the_scepter of _the kingdom of _him. (HEB_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 And on the other hand to his son he said:
⇔ ‘God, your throne will last to the end of the ages;
⇔ The ruler of his kingdom is a ruler of justice. (HEB 1:8)

Heb 1:8 ῥάβδος (ɽabdos) NFS ‘the scepter of righteousness is the scepter of the kingdom of him’ SR GNT Heb 1:8 word 21

OET-LV: 8 on _the _other _hand to the son: The throne of _you, the god, to the age of _the age, and the scepter of_ the _righteousness is the_scepter of _the kingdom of _him. (HEB_1:8)

OET-RV: 8 And on the other hand to his son he said:
⇔ ‘God, your throne will last to the end of the ages;
⇔ The ruler of his kingdom is a ruler of justice. (HEB 1:8)

Heb 9:4 ῥάβδος (ɽabdos) NFS ‘manna and the staff of Aʼarōn/(ʼAhₐron) having sprouted and’ SR GNT Heb 9:4 word 21

OET-LV: 4 the_golden having incense _altar and the box of _the covenant, having _been _covered _around on _every _side with _gold, in which jar golden having the manna, and the staff of_Aʼarōn/(ʼAhₐron) which having _sprouted, and the tablets of _the covenant. (HEB_9:4)

OET-RV: 4 having the golden incense altar and the box of the agreement which was completely gold-plated and which contained a golden jar of manna and Aaron’s staff which had sprouted and the stone tablets inscribed with the commands. (HEB 9:4)

Heb 11:21 ῥάβδου (ɽabdou) GFS ‘the extremity of the staff of him’ SR GNT Heb 11:21 word 16

OET-LV: 21 By _faith Yakōb, dying _off, each of _the sons of _Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) blessed, and prostrated on the extremity of _the staff of _him. (HEB_11:21)

OET-RV: 21 By faith, when Yacob was dying he gave a blessing to both of Yosef’s sons, and bowed over the top of his walking stick. (HEB 11:21)

Rev 2:27 ῥάβδῳ (ɽabdōi) DFS ‘he will_be shepherding them with a rod iron as the’ SR GNT Rev 2:27 word 5

OET-LV: 27 and he _will _be _shepherding them with a_rod iron, as the vessels the pottery is _being _crushed, (REV_2:27)

OET-RV: 27 They’ll rule them with irresistible power, and those who rebel will be smashed like unwanted clay pots, (REV 2:27)

Rev 11:1 ῥάβδῳ (ɽabdōi) DFS ‘to me a rod similar to a staff saying be raising and’ SR GNT Rev 11:1 word 6

OET-LV: 11 And was _given to _me a_rod similar to_a_staff saying: Be _raising, and measure the temple of_ the _god, and the altar, and the ones prostrating in it. (REV_11:1)

OET-RV: 11 Then I was given a measuring stick and told, “Go and measure God’s temple and the altar and the people who are worshipping there, (REV 11:1)

Rev 12:5 ῥάβδῳ (ɽabdōi) DFS ‘the nations with a rod iron and was snatched’ SR GNT Rev 12:5 word 13

OET-LV: 5 And she _bore a_son a_male, who is _going to _be _shepherding all the nations with a_rod iron, and was _snatched the child of _her to the god, and to the throne of _him. (REV_12:5)

OET-RV: 5 The woman gave birth to a son who’s going to rule all the nations with an iron scepter, and he was snatched away to God and to his throne, (REV 12:5)

Rev 19:15 ῥάβδῳ (ɽabdōi) DFS ‘will_be shepherding them with a rod iron and he’ SR GNT Rev 19:15 word 23

OET-LV: 15 And out _of the mouth of _him is _going _out a_sword sharp, in _order _that with it he _may _strike the nations: and he will _be _shepherding them with a_rod iron, and he is _treading the wine-press of _the wine of _the rage of _the severe _anger of_ the _god the almighty. (REV_19:15)

OET-RV: 15 A sharp sword comes out of his mouth so he can strike the nations and he’ll rule them with an iron scepter. He’ll destroy his enemies like trampling grapes in a winepress, with the resultant juice representing the anger of the all-powerful God’s fury. (REV 19:15)

Key: N=noun AFS=accusative,feminine,singular AMS=accusative,masculine,singular DFS=dative,feminine,singular DMS=dative,masculine,singular GFS=genitive,feminine,singular GMS=genitive,masculine,singular NFS=nominative,feminine,singular NMS=nominative,masculine,singular