κάλαμοςkálamos
a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen
Greek (New Testament) · G2563
Meanings
a reed: Matthew 11:7, Matthew 12:20(LXX), Luke 7:24; hence, accusative to its various uses
(a) a reed-pipe, flute
(b) a reed-staff, staff (cf. 2 Kings 18:21, ῥάβδος καλαμίνη): Matthew 27:29, Matthew 27:30, Matthew 27:48, Mark 15:19, Mark 15:36
(c) a measuring reed or rod (Ezekiel 40:3 ff.): Revelation 11:1, Revelation 21:15, Revelation 21:16
(d) a writing reed, a pen: 3 John 1:13.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 12 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 11:7 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind?
- Matthew 12:20 He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. Finally he will cause justice to be victorious.
- Matthew 27:29 They wove thorn branches into a crown and put it on his head, and they placed a reed stick in his right hand as a scepter. Then they knelt before him in mockery and taunted, “Hail! King of the Jews!”
- Matthew 27:30 And they spit on him and grabbed the stick and struck him on the head with it.
- Matthew 27:48 One of them ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, holding it up to him on a reed stick so he could drink.
- Mark 15:19 And they struck him on the head with a reed stick, spit on him, and dropped to their knees in mock worship.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.