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Straw/stubble

καλάμηStrong’s G2562

kalamē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Kalamē is the Greek word usually translated “straw”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, stubble;”
1 Corinthians 3:12 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “straw”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • straw 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 1 Corinthians 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    καλάμη kalamē · straw/stubble

    καλάμη, -ης, ἡ (cf. κάλαμος), [in LXX chiefly for קַשׁ, Exo.5:12, Isa.5:24, al. ;] a stalk of corn, stubble: 1Co.3:12.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “straw” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    STRAW, noun

    [G., Latin See Strew.]

    1. The stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc.
    2. A mass of the stalks of certain species of grain when cut, and after being thrashed; as a bundle or a load of straw In this sense, the word admits not the plural number.
    3. Any thing proverbially worthless.
    All definitions and other forms of “straw”

      STRAW, verb transitive

      To spread or scatter. [See Strew and Strow.]

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.