Word Study · Strong's G2798 · Greek
κλάδος
klados
klad'-os
Strong's 1890 spelling: kládos
“a twig or bough (as if broken off)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a twig or bough (as if broken off)
Rendered in the KJV as
branch.
- 11occurrencesin the New Testament
- 4 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- κλάδοις2
- κλάδος2
- κλάδους2
- κλάδων2
- κλάδοι1
- κλάδοι.1
- κλάδων·1
How it is rendered · 4
- branches7
- branch2
- branches;1
- branches.1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural3
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine plural2
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular2
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- N-GPM · 3
- N-APM · 2
- N-DPM · 2
- N-NPM · 2
- N-NSM · 2
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
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Matthew3 occurrences
- Matthew 13:32κλάδοιςkladoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluralAlthough 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.”here: branches
- Matthew 21:8κλάδουςkladousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralA massive crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road.here: branches
- Matthew 24:32κλάδοςkladosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNow learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.here: branch
Mark2 occurrences
- Mark 4:32κλάδουςkladousnoun · accusative (object) · masculine pluralBut 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.”here: branches
- Mark 13:28κλάδοςkladosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singularNow learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.here: branch
Romans5 occurrences
- Romans 11:16κλάδοι.kladoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralIf the first part of the dough is holy, so is the whole batch; if the root is holy, so are the branches.here: branches.
- Romans 11:17κλάδωνkladōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralNow 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,here: branches
- Romans 11:18κλάδων·kladōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraldo not boast over those branches. If you do, remember this: You do not support the root, but the root supports you.here: branches;
- Romans 11:19κλάδοιkladoinoun · nominative (subject) · masculine pluralYou will say then, “Branches were broken off so that I could be grafted in.”here: branches
- Romans 11:21κλάδωνkladōnnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluralFor if God did not spare the natural branches, He will certainly not spare you either.here: branches