King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2595
Transliteration: karphos
Phonetic Spelling: (kar'-fos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a small dry stalk
Meaning: a small dry stalk
κάρφος, καρφεος (καρφους), τό (from κάρφω to contract, dry up, wither), a dry stalk or twig, a straw; chaff (A. V. mote): Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:41f, where it figuratively denotes a smaller fault. (Genesis 8:11; in Greek writings from Aeschylus and Herodotus down.)
Word Summary
karphos: a small dry stalk
Original Word: κάρφοςTransliteration: karphos
Phonetic Spelling: (kar'-fos)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: a small dry stalk
Meaning: a small dry stalk
Strong's Concordance
mote, speckFrom karpho (to wither); a dry twig or straw -- mote.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2595: κάρφοςκάρφος, καρφεος (καρφους), τό (from κάρφω to contract, dry up, wither), a dry stalk or twig, a straw; chaff (A. V. mote): Matthew 7:3-5; Luke 6:41f, where it figuratively denotes a smaller fault. (Genesis 8:11; in Greek writings from Aeschylus and Herodotus down.)