Kálamos — G2563

Definition

masculine noun

a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen

1. a reed
2. a staff made of a reed, a reed-staff
3. a measuring reed or rod
4. a writer's reed, a pen

Usually translated as

reed, pen

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Occurrences

Kálamos occurs 12 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (5), Mark (2), Luke (1), 3 John (1), Revelation (3)

• Matthew 11:7 — And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed (κάλαμον) shaken with the wind?
• Matthew 12:20 — A bruised reed (κάλαμον) shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment unto victory.
• Matthew 27:29 — And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed (κάλαμον) in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
• Matthew 27:30 — And they spit upon him, and took the reed (κάλαμον), and smote him on the head.
• Matthew 27:48 — And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vinegar, and put it on a reed (καλάμῳ), and gave him to drink.
• Mark 15:19 — And they smote him on the head with a reed (καλάμῳ), and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.
• Mark 15:36 — And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed (καλάμῳ), and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
• Luke 7:24 — And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed (κάλαμον) shaken with the wind?
• 3 John 1:13 — I had many things to write, but I will not with ink and pen (καλάμου) write unto thee:
• Revelation 11:1 — And there was given me a reed (κάλαμος) like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein.
• Revelation 21:15 — And he that talked with me had a golden reed (κάλαμον) to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.
• Revelation 21:16 — And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed (καλάμῳ), twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.