The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

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κανών

Lemmaκανών
Citation formκανών, όνος, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossrule, regulation, province
Strong’sG2583
Transliterationkanṓn
Definitiona rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity)
KJV glosses:--line, rule.
Derivationfrom (a straight reed, i.e. rod)
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