noun · masculine
klados
Greekκλάδος (klados)
Strong’sG2798
a branch
stem klad-11 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books5 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κλάδος, -ου, ὁ
(< κλάω), [in LXX for דָּלִית, כַּף, etc.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2798 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidklad'-os
a twig or bough (as if broken off)
Fromfrom G2806;
King Jamesbranch.
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 | klados2×κλάδος | kladois2×κλάδοι |
| object accusative | kladon | kladoin2×κλάδους |
| direct address vocative | klador | kladoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | kladou | kladoiu3×κλάδων |
| to, for dative | klado | kladoi2×κλάδοις |
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
klado 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
klados“branch”subjectnominative singular2×
Matthew 24:32“branch”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau gineteia hapalos kai teim fulleim ekfuateiō, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
Mark 13:28“branch”Apo de tau sukau mathavar tan parabolan; hotan ēdē tos klados autau hapalos gineteia kai ekfuateiō teim fulleim, gnōskavō hoti engus tem therem atō;Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.
kladois“branches”subjectnominative plural2×
Romans 11:16“branches”ei de tas aparchas hagias, kai tem furamem; kai ei tas rizas hagias, kai tois kladois.If the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.
Romans 11:19“branches”legasi oun; Ekklila kladois hina mis enkentrizimeia.You will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”
kladoin“branches”objectaccusative plural2×
Matthew 21:8“branches”tos de pollotatos ochlos strōnnuala heautoiu teim himatieim en ta hoda, allois de koptale kladoin apo teiu dendreiu kai strōnnuale en ta hoda.A massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.
Mark 4:32“branches”kai hotan speiriteia, anabainatō kai ginetō megoterem panteiu teiu lachaneiu kai poiatō kladoin megoin, hōste dunerō hupo tan skian auteu teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnarō.But after it is planted, it grows to be the largest of all garden plants and puts forth great branches, so that the birds of the air nest in its shade.”
kladoiu“branches”of, belonging togenitive plural3×
Romans 11:17“branches”Ei de tinois toiu kladoiu ekklila, sis de agrielaias arōtos enkentrizisa en autoi kai sunkoinōnos tau rizau tau piotau tau elaiau ginesa,Now if some branches have been broken off, and you, a wild olive shoot, have been grafted in among the others to share in the nourishment of the olive root,
Romans 11:18“branches”mē katakauchesōr toiu kladoiu; ei de katakauchesō, ouk sis tan rizan bastazasō alla tas rizas sin.do not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.
Romans 11:21“branches”ei gar tos theos toiu kata fusian kladoiu ouk feideta, oude su feideti.For if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.
kladoi“branches”to, fordative plural2×
Matthew 13:32“branches”hem mikroterem men atō panteiu teiu spermeiu, hotan de auxaniteia megoterem teiu lachaneiu atō kai ginetō dendrem, hōste erchara teim peteineim tou ouranou kai kataskēnarō en toi kladoi auteu.Although it is the smallest of all seeds, yet it grows into the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
Luke 13:19“branches”homoias atō kokko sinapieu, hon lambaratos anthrōpos ballata eis kēpon heautou, kai auxanata kai gineta eis dendrem, kai teim peteineim tou ouranou kataskēnata en toi kladoi auteu.It is like a mustard seed that a man tossed into his garden. It grew and became a tree, and the birds of the air nested in its branches.”