noun · neuter
klēmem
Greekκλῆμα (klēma)
Strong’sG2814
a branch, shoot
stem klēm-4 times in the New Testament2 of 6 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
κλῆμα, -τος, τό
(< κλάω), [in LXX chiefly for זְמוֹרָה, דָּלִית, Ez 15:2 17:6, 7, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G2814 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidkaly'-mah
a limb or shoot (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 or object direct | klēmem2×κλῆμα | klēmeim1×κλήματα |
| of, belonging to genitive | klēmeu | klēmeiu |
| to, for dative | klēme | klēmei |
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
klēme 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
4 occurrences, every one of them listed
klēmem“branch”subject or objectdirect singular2×
John 15:4“branch”menavar en mi, kamis en vi. kathōs tem klēmem ouk dunetō karpon ferarō apo heauteu ean mē menateiō en ta ampela, houtōs oude vis ean mē en mi menaveiō.Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. Just as no branch can bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in Me.
John 15:6“branch”ean mē tinos menateiō en mi, ballita exō hōs tem klēmem kai xērainita, kai sunagalō auteim kai eis tem purem ballalō kai kaiitō.If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.
klēmeim“branches”subject or objectdirect plural1×
John 15:5“branches”mis amō tas ampelas, vis teim klēmeim. tos menarōtos en mi kamis en auto houtos feratō karpon pollon, hoti chōris mu ouk dunevō poiarō oudenem.I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
klēmem1×
John 15:2“branch”pantem klēmem en mi mē ferarōtem karpon airatō autem, kai pantem tem karpon ferarōtem kathairatō autem hina karpon polloteron ferateiō.He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful.