Lexical Definition
κάλαμος kálamos (kal'-am-os) reed/stick/pen G:N-M
of uncertain affinity
pen, reed.
- a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant)
- by implication, a pen
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| καλάμῳ | a reed | Matt.27.48 |
| on a reed | Mark.15.36 | |
| reed | Rev.21.16 | |
| with a reed | Mark.15.19 | |
| καλάμω | reed | LXX.Ezek.40.5 • LXX.Ezek.40.5 • LXX.Ezek.40.6 • LXX.Ezek.40.7 • LXX.Ezek.40.7 • LXX.Ezek.40.7 • LXX.Ezek.40.7 • LXX.Ezek.40.8 • LXX.Ezek.40.8 • LXX.Ezek.41.8 • LXX.Ezek.42.16 • LXX.Ezek.42.17 • LXX.Ezek.42.18 • LXX.Ezek.42.19 |
| καλάμου | calamus | LXX.Exod.30.23 |
| of a reed | LXX.Ezek.42.12 | |
| of reed | LXX.Isa.19.6 • LXX.Isa.35.7 | |
| pen | 3John.1.13 | |
| reed | LXX.Ps.68.30 | |
| κάλαμοσ | a measuring rod | Rev.11.1 |
| a reed | LXX.1Kgs.14.15 • LXX.Ezek.40.3 • LXX.Ezek.40.5 | |
| calamus | LXX.Song.4.14 | |
| is a reed | LXX.Ps.45.1 | |
| κάλαμον | A reed | LXX.Isa.42.3 • Matt.11.7 • Matt.12.20 • Matt.27.29 • Luke.7.24 |
| reed | LXX.Job.40.21 • Matt.27.30 • Rev.21.15 |
Abbott-Smith
κάλαμος, -ου, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for קָנֶה, Is 42:3, Ez 40:3 ff., al.;]
a reed: Mt 11:7 12:20(LXX), Lk 7:24; hence, acc. to its various uses,
(a) a reed-pipe, flute;
(b) a reed-staff, staff (cf. IV Ki 18:21, ῥάβδος καλαμίνη): Mt 27:29, 30, 48, Mk 15:19, 36;
(c) a measuring reed or rod (Ez 40:3 ff.): Re 11:1 21:15, 16;
(d) a writing reed, a pen: III Jo 13 (cf. Milligan, NTD, 9, 7).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Kings | 18:21 |
| Isaiah | 42:3 |
| Ezekiel | 40:3 |
| Matthew | 11:7 · 12:20 · 27:29 · 27:30 · 27:48 |
| Mark | 15:19 · 15:36 |
| Luke | 7:24 |
| 3 John | 1:13 |
| Revelation | 11:1 · 21:15 · 21:16 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
κάλαμος [κᾰ], ὁ,
reed, used for thatching or wattling, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; various species, κ. εὐώδης, ἀρωματικός, sweet flag, Acorus Calamus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. αὐλητικός pole-reed, Arundo Donax, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. εἰλετίας marram, Ammophila arundinacea, [Refs]; κ. ἐπίγειος bush-grass, Calamagrostis epigeios, [Refs]; κ. Ἰνδικός bamboo, Bambusa arundinacea, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. Ἰνδικὸς ὁ ἄρρην male bamboo, Dendrocalamus strictus, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. κύπριος, ={δόναξ}, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; κ. πλόκιμος spear-grass, Phragmites communis, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; κ. Χαρακίας, Arundo Donax, [Refs]
__II applied to various uses,
__II.1 reed-pipe, flute, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.2 fishing-rod, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.3 limed twig used by fowlers, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__II.4 shaft of an arrow, [Refs 1st c.BC+]; made of κ. τοξικός, or Κρητικός, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.5 reed-pen, [LXX+NT+1st c.BC+]; κ. γραφεῖς [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__II.6 measuring-rod, [NT+2nd c.AD+]; = 5 πήχεις, [Refs 2nd c.BC+] “*Geometry texts” 4.11; = 6 2/3 πήχεις, [Refs]
__II.7 in Medicine texts, tube for insufflation, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; also, splint, [Refs 6th c.AD+]in Hp.Fract.[Refs]
__II.8 ornament of female dress, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II.9 stake to which vines were tied, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__III collectively,
__III.1 reed, i.e. reeds, [Refs 4th c.BC+], etc.: in plural, reed-beds, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]
__III.2 of plants, which are neither shrub nor bush (ὕλη), nor tree (δένδρον), [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 mat of reeds, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; roof of reeds [Refs 5th c.AD+]
__IV ={καλάμη}, stalk of wheat, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__V ὁ κ. τοῦ σκέλους the shinbone, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__VI ticket for obtaining corn-rations, = tessera frumentaria, [Refs] (Cf. Latin culmus, OHG. halm, etc.)
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Ps.44.1*