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Koine Greek wordlink #20468

SR GNT Mat 27:29 κάλαμον (kalamon) ‘head of him and a staff in the right hand’ Strongs=25630 Lemma=kalamos
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=singular
Year=33 AD

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Other uses (3) of identical word form κάλαμον (N-AMS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κάλαμον’ (N-AMS) has 3 different glosses: ‘a reed’, ‘a staff’, ‘reed’.

Mat 12:20 ‘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 27:30 ‘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)

Rev 21:15 ‘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)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘kalamos’ have 7 different glosses: ‘a reed’, ‘a rod’, ‘a staff’, ‘around a reed’, ‘with a staff’, ‘pen’, ‘reed’.

Greek words (7) other than κάλαμον (N-AMS) with a gloss related to ‘staff’

MARK 6:8 ῥάβδον (ɽabdon) N-AFS Lemma=rhabdos ‘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)

MARK 15:19 καλάμῳ (kalamōi) N-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)

MAT 10:10 ῥάβδον (ɽabdon) N-AFS Lemma=rhabdos ‘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) N-AFS Lemma=rhabdos ‘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)

HEB 9:4 ῥάβδος (ɽabdos) N-NFS Lemma=rhabdos ‘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) N-GFS Lemma=rhabdos ‘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 11:1 ῥάβδῳ (ɽabdōi) N-DFS Lemma=rhabdos ‘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)

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