noun · neuter
karfem
Greekκάρφος (karfos)
Strong’sG2595
a dry stalk, chip of wood
stem karf-6 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books0 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κάρφος, -εος (-ους) τό,
[in LXX: Ge 8:11 (טָרָף)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2595 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkar'-fos
a dry twig or straw
Fromfrom κάρφω (to wither);
King Jamesmote.
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 or object direct | karfem | karfeim |
| of, belonging to genitive | karfeu | karfeiu |
| to, for dative | karfe | karfei |
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
karfe 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
karfem6×
Matthew 7:3“speck”tinem de blepasō tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo tou adelfou su, tan de en to so ofthalmo dokan ouk katanoasō?Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
Matthew 7:4“speck”ē pōs legasi to adelfo su; Afiēkasar ekballameia tem karfem ek tou ofthalmou su, kai idou tas dokas en to ofthalmo su?How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while there is still a beam in your own eye?
Matthew 7:5“speck”hupokritor, ekballasar prōtem ek tou ofthalmou su tan dokan, kai tote diablepasi ekballara tem karfem ek tou ofthalmou tou adelfou su.You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
Luke 6:41“speck”tinem de blepasō tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo tou adelfou su, tan de dokan tan en to idio ofthalmo ouk katanoasō?Why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye but fail to notice the beam in your own eye?
Luke 6:42“speck”pōs dunesō legarō to adelfo su; Adelfor, afiēkasar ekballameia tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo su, autos tan en to ofthalmo su dokan ouk bleparōtos? hupokritor, ekballasar prōtem tan dokan ek tou ofthalmou su, kai tote diablepasi tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo tou adelfou su ekballara.How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
Luke 6:42“speck”pōs dunesō legarō to adelfo su; Adelfor, afiēkasar ekballameia tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo su, autos tan en to ofthalmo su dokan ouk bleparōtos? hupokritor, ekballasar prōtem tan dokan ek tou ofthalmou su, kai tote diablepasi tem karfem tem en to ofthalmo tou adelfou su ekballara.How can you say, ‘Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while you yourself fail to see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First take the beam out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.