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In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe a measuring rod or a writing pen. The term is often associated with fragility and flexibility, as reeds are easily swayed by the wind. It also signifies measurement and authority when used as a rod.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, reeds were abundant in the marshy areas of the Near East and were commonly used for various purposes, including writing instruments, musical pipes, and measuring tools. The flexibility and hollow nature of reeds made them ideal for crafting pens for writing on papyrus. Reeds were also symbolic in literature and art, often representing weakness or instability due to their susceptibility to external forces.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a reed<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>measuring rod (2), pen (1), reed (8), rod (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2563: κάλαμος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κάλαμος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">καλάμου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, from <span class="abbreviation">Pindar</span> down, Latin<span class="latin">calamus</span>, i. e. <p><span class="emphasized">a.</span> <span class="accented">a reed</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-7.htm">Matthew 11:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-20.htm">Matthew 12:20</a> (from <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/42-3.htm">Isaiah 42:3</a>); <a href="/interlinear/luke/7-24.htm">Luke 7:24</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">b.</span> <span class="accented">a staff made of a reed, a reed-staff</span> (as in <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/18-21.htm">2 Kings 18:21</a>): <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-29.htm">Matthew 27:29f, 48</a>; <a href="/interlinear/mark/15-19.htm">Mark 15:19, 36</a>. <p><span class="emphasized">c.</span> <span class="accented">a measuring reed or rod</span>: <a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-1.htm">Revelation 11:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-15.htm">Revelation 21:15</a>f (<a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/40-3.htm">Ezekiel 40:3-6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/42-16.htm">Ezekiel 42:16-19</a>). <p><span class="emphasized">d.</span> <span class="accented">a writer's reed, a pen</span>: <a href="/interlinear/3_john/1-13.htm">3 John 1:13</a>; (see Gardthausen, Griech. Palaeogr., p. 71f).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pen, reed. <p>Or uncertain affinity; a reed (the plant or its stem, or that of a similar plant); by implication, a pen -- pen, reed. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καλαμον κάλαμον καλαμος κάλαμος καλαμου καλάμου καλαμω καλάμω καλάμῳ kalamo kalamō kalámoi kalámōi kalamon kálamon kalamos kálamos kalamou kalámou<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/matthew/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 11:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔρημον θεάσασθαι <b>κάλαμον</b> ὑπὸ ἀνέμου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to see? <span class="itali">A reed</span> shaken<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to see? <span class="itali">A reed</span> shaken<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/11-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wilderness to look at <span class="itali">a reed</span> by [the] wind<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 12:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>κάλαμον</b> συντετριμμένον οὐ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> A BATTERED <span class="itali">REED</span> HE WILL NOT BREAK<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> A bruised <span class="itali">reed</span> shall he not<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/12-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">A reed</span> bruised not<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ καὶ <b>κάλαμον</b> ἐν τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> it on His head, <span class="itali">and a reed</span> in His right hand;<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> head, and <span class="itali">a reed</span> in his<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him and <span class="itali">a reed</span> in the<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:30</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔλαβον τὸν <b>κάλαμον</b> καὶ ἔτυπτον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on Him, and took <span class="itali">the reed</span> and [began] to beat<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him, and took <span class="itali">the reed,</span> and smote<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they took the <span class="itali">reed</span> and struck [him]<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-48.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:48</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ περιθεὶς <b>καλάμῳ</b> ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and put <span class="itali">it on a reed,</span> and gave Him a drink.<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and put [it] on <span class="itali">a reed,</span> and gave him<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-48.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and having put [it] on <span class="itali">a reed</span> gave to drink him<p><b><a href="/text/mark/15-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὴν κεφαλὴν <b>καλάμῳ</b> καὶ ἐνέπτυον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> His head <span class="itali">with a reed,</span> and spitting<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> on the head <span class="itali">with a reed,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> head <span class="itali">with a reed</span> and spat on<p><b><a href="/text/mark/15-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 15:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὄξους περιθεὶς <b>καλάμῳ</b> ἐπότιζεν αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> put <span class="itali">it on a reed,</span> and gave Him a drink,<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and put [it] on <span class="itali">a reed,</span> and gave him<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/15-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with vinegar having put [it] on <span class="itali">a reed</span> gave to drink him<p><b><a href="/text/luke/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 7:24</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔρημον θεάσασθαι <b>κάλαμον</b> ὑπὸ ἀνέμου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to see? <span class="itali">A reed</span> shaken<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for to see? <span class="itali">A reed</span> shaken<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wilderness to look at <span class="itali">a reed</span> by [the] wind<p><b><a href="/text/3_john/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">3 John 1:13</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/3_john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μέλανος καὶ <b>καλάμου</b> σοι γράφειν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/3_john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to write <span class="itali">[them] to you with pen</span> and ink;<br><a href="/kjvs/3_john/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ink and <span class="itali">pen</span> write unto thee:<br><a href="/interlinear/3_john/1-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ink and <span class="itali">pen</span> to you to write<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 11:1</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐδόθη μοι <b>κάλαμος</b> ὅμοιος ῥάβδῳ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there was given <span class="itali">me a measuring rod</span> like<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> me <span class="itali">a reed</span> like<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/11-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was given to me <span class="itali">a reed</span> like a staff<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἶχεν μέτρον <b>κάλαμον</b> χρυσοῦν ἵνα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a gold <span class="itali">measuring rod</span> to measure<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> had a golden <span class="itali">reed</span> to measure<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> had a measuring <span class="itali">reed</span> golden that<p><b><a href="/text/revelation/21-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Singular">N-DMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πόλιν τῷ <b>καλάμῳ</b> ἐπὶ σταδίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the city <span class="itali">with the rod,</span> fifteen hundred miles;<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the city <span class="itali">with the reed,</span> twelve<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> city with the <span class="itali">reed</span> in stadia<p><b><a href="/greek/2563.htm">Strong's Greek 2563</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2563.htm">12 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kalamo__2563.htm">καλάμῳ — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kalamon_2563.htm">κάλαμον — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kalamos_2563.htm">κάλαμος — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kalamou_2563.htm">καλάμου — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2562.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2562"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2562" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2564.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2564"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2564" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>