noun · feminine
kamēlas
Greekκάμηλος (kamēlos)
Strong’sG2574
a camel
stem kamēl-6 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books2 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κάμηλος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ,
[in LXX for גָּמַל;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2574 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkam'-ay-los
a "camel"
Fromof Hebrew origin ();
King Jamescamel.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | kamēlas | kamēlais |
| object accusative | kamēlan4×κάμηλον | kamēlain |
| direct address vocative | kamēlar | kamēlair |
| of, belonging to genitive | kamēlau2×καμήλου | kamēlaiu |
| to, for dative | kamēla | kamēlai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
kamēla is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
6 occurrences, every one of them listed
kamēlan“camel”objectaccusative singular4×
Matthew 19:24“camel”palin de legamō vi, eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia trupēmeu rafiau eiserchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou.Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Matthew 23:24“camel”hodēgoir tufloir, toir diulizarōtoir ton kōnōpson tan de kamēlan katapinarōtoir.You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.
Mark 10:25“camel”eukopoterem atō kamēlan dia tau trumaliau tau rafiau dierchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara.It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
Luke 18:25“camel”eukopoterem gar atō kamēlan dia trēmeu belonau eiserchara ē plousion eis tan basileian tou theou eiserchara.Indeed, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
kamēlau“camel’s”of, belonging togenitive singular2×
Matthew 3:4“camel’s”autos de tos Iōannos echate tem endumem autou apo thrixaiu kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, tas de trofēas ate autou akriais kai meliem agriem.John wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.
Mark 1:6“camel’s”kai ate tos Iōannos enduerētos thrixain kamēlau kai zōnan dermatinan peri tan osfuan autou, kai estharōtos akriain kai meliem agriem.John was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.