What does κάλαμος · συντρίβω mean in the Bible?
κάλαμος · συντρίβω is a Greek phrase meaning "bruised reed".
Greek · G2563, G4937
κάλαμον συντετριμμένον
Reed/stick/pen · to break
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κάλαμος G2563 reed/stick/pen
Pronunciation kálamos
A versatile plant stem: reed, musical pipe, staff, measuring rod, or writing pen depending on context.
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συντρίβω G4937 to break
Pronunciation syntríbō
Breaking into pieces or crushing, emphasizing violent fragmentation rather than simple breakage
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What does κάλαμον συντετριμμένον (kalamon syntetrimmenon) mean in the Bible?
κάλαμος · συντρίβω is a Greek phrase meaning "bruised reed".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G2563, G4937?
G2563, G4937 is connected to 12 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. bruised reed
Source Gloss
bruised reed
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 12 Case pattern Accusative (6) Number pattern Singular (12)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Rev 11:1 1×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine 3 John 1:13 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine Matt 27:48 · Mark 15:19 · Mark 15:36 · Rev 21:16 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Matt 11:7 · Matt 12:20 · Matt 27:29 · Matt 27:30 · Luke 7:24 · Rev 21:15 6×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 7 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
future 2 present 2 perfect 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 4 active 3
Mood
indicative 3 participle 3 infinitive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 12:20 συντετριμμένον perfect passive participle participle Mark 5:4 συντετρῖφθαι perfect passive infinitive infinitive Mark 14:3 συντρίψασα aorist active participle participle Luke 9:39 συντρῖβον present active participle participle John 19:36 συντριβήσεται future passive indicative prospective Romans 16:20 συντρίψει future active indicative prospective Revelation 2:27 συντρίβεται present passive indicative ongoing
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
κάλαμον συντετριμμένον is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain