Greek Study
Strong's Concordance G2583
κανών
A readable Greek dictionary entry from Strong's Concordance. Definitions help with word study; the meaning in a verse still depends on context.
Word study
- Source
- Strong’s Concordance
- Greek form
- κανών
- Transliteration
- kanon
- Pronunciation
- {kan-ohn'}
- Occurrences
- Occurrences are not reviewed for this entry yet.
- Glosses
- from kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod); a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity):--line, rule.
- Strong’s number
- G2583
- Definition
- from kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod); a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity):--line, rule.
Source info
Source and edition
James Strong, Strong's Greek Bible Dictionary; CrossWire SWORD StrongsGreek module 2.0; historical public-domain lexicon wording preserved.
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<entryFree n="2583"> <orth>κανών</orth><lb/> <orth type="writing">kanwvn</orth> <orth rend="bold" type="trans">kanon</orth> <pron rend="italic">{kan-ohn'}</pron> <def> from kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod); a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity):--line, rule. </def> </entryFree>