Word Study · Strong's G2574 · Greek
κάμηλος
kamelos
kam'-ay-los
Strong's 1890 spelling: kámēlos
“a "camel"”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a "camel"
Rendered in the KJV as
camel.
- 6occurrencesin the New Testament
- 3 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 6 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- κάμηλον4
- καμήλου2
How it is rendered · 4
- a camel2
- of a camel2
- [for] a camel1
- camel1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular4
- noun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- N-ASF · 4
- N-GSF · 2
All 6, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Matthew carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 3:4καμήλουkamēlounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularJohn wore a garment of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.here: of a camel
- Matthew 19:24κάμηλονkamēlonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularAgain 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.”here: a camel
- Matthew 23:24κάμηλονkamēlonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularYou blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.here: camel
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 1:6καμήλουkamēlounoun · genitive (“of”) · feminine singularJohn was clothed in camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild honey.here: of a camel
- Mark 10:25κάμηλονkamēlonnoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularIt is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”here: [for] a camel