kanon <2583>
kanwn kanon
| Pronunciation | : | kan-ohn' |
| Origin | : | from kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod) |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 3:596,414 |
| PrtSpch | : | n m (noun masculine) |
| In Greek | : | kanona 1, kanoni 2, kanonov 1 |
| In NET | : | area 1, rule 1 |
| In AV | : | rule 4, line 1 |
| Count | : | 5 |
| Definition | : |
1) a rod or straight piece of rounded wood to which any thing is fastened to keep it straight 1a) used for various purposes 1a1) a measuring rod, rule 1a2) a carpenter's line or measuring tape 1a3) the measure of a leap, as in the Olympic games 2) a definitely bounded or fixed space within the limits of which one's power of influence is confined 2a) the province assigned one 2b) one's sphere of activity 3) metaph. any rule or standard, a principle or law of investigating, judging, living, acting from kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod); a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity): KJV -- line, rule. |
| Related Hebrew | : | hnq <07070> |
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