What does συντρίβω · κάλαμος mean in the Bible?
συντρίβω · κάλαμος is a Greek phrase meaning "bruised or crushed reed".
Greek · G4937, G2563
κάλαμον συντετριμμένον
To break · reed/stick/pen
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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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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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What does κάλαμον συντετριμμένον (kalamon syntetrimmenon) mean in the Bible?
συντρίβω · κάλαμος is a Greek phrase meaning "bruised or crushed reed".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4937, G2563?
G4937, G2563 is connected to 7 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. bruised or crushed reed
Source Gloss
bruised or crushed reed
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7 Tenses Perfect, Aorist, Present, Future Voices Passive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 3×
Perfect Passive Matt 12:20 1×
Aorist Active Mark 14:3 1×
Present Active Luke 9:39 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Perfect Passive Mark 5:4 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Future Passive John 19:36 1×
Future Active Rom 16:20 1×
Present Passive Rev 2:27 1×
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 built from these roots:
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