κάλαμος

κάλαμος, -ου, ὁ

[in LXX chiefly for קָנֶה, Isa.42:3, Eze.40:3 ff., al. ;]

a reed: Mat.11:7 12:20" (LXX) Luk.7:24; hence, accusative, to its various uses,

(a) a reed-pipe, flute;

(b) a reed-staff, staff (cf. 4Ki.18:21, ῥάβδος καλαμίνη): Mat.27:29-30, 48, Mrk.15:19, 36;

(with) a measuring reed or rod (Ez, l.with): Rev.11:1 21:15-16;

(d) a writing reed, a pen: III Jn 13 (cf. Milligan, NTD, 9, 7).†

(AS)