What does κάμηλος (kámēlos) mean in the Bible?
κάμηλος (kámēlos): Large animal used in desert regions; symbolizes wealth and represents extreme impossibility in proverbial sayings.
Greek · G2574
κάμηλος
A "camel"
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κάμηλοςG2574
Pronunciationkámēlos
What does κάμηλος (kámēlos) mean in the Bible?
κάμηλος (kámēlos): Large animal used in desert regions; symbolizes wealth and represents extreme impossibility in proverbial sayings.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G2574?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a camel (3), camel’s (2), [for] a camel (1).
Where does κάμηλος (kámēlos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 3:4. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (3), Mark (2), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ita camel3×Matthew 19:24, Matthew 23:24, Luke 18:25
camel’s2×Matthew 3:4, Mark 1:6
[for] a camel1×Mark 10:25
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 3:4καμήλουtocamel’sNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularMatthew 19:24κάμηλονtoa camelNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMatthew 23:24κάμηλονtoa camelNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularMark 1:6καμήλουtocamel’sNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularMark 10:25κάμηλονto[for] a camelNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 18:25κάμηλονtoa camelNoun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 3:4
Aligned rows6
Books represented3
Matthew3Mark2Luke1
Source forms
κάμηλον4xkamēlonMatthew 19:24, Matthew 23:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 18:25
καμήλου2xkamēlouMatthew 3:4, Mark 1:6
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular4xMatthew 19:24, Matthew 23:24, Mark 10:25, Luke 18:25
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular2xMatthew 3:4, Mark 1:6
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Large animal used in desert regions; symbolizes wealth and represents extreme impossibility in proverbial sayings.
Strong'sG2574
Lexical occurrences6 versesGreek text appearances6 timesWord forms2 forms6 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
a "camel"
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Large animal used in desert regions; symbolizes wealth and represents extreme impossibility in proverbial sayings.
camel: Mat.3:4, Mrk.1:6; in proverbs, Mat.19:24 23:24, Mrk.10:25, Luk.18:25 (on the seel. κάμιλος, see WH, Notes, 151). κάμιλος, see: κάμηλος, and cf. Thayer; LS, s.v
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 3:4Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καμήλου,kamhlou
a camel
Read verseMatthew 19:24Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κάμηλονkamhlon
a camel
Read verseMatthew 23:24Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κάμηλονkamhlon
a camel
Read verseMark 1:6Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
καμήλου,kamhlou
a camel
Read verseMark 10:25Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κάμηλονkamhlon
a camel
Read verseLuke 18:25Noun Accusative Singular Feminine
κάμηλονkamhlon
a camel
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 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 patterns2Aligned forms6Case patternAccusative (4)Number patternSingular (6)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Singular · FeminineMatt 3:4 · Mark 1:62×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 19:24 · Matt 23:24 · Mark 10:25 · Luke 18:254×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.