Strong's Number G2583

κανών

kanon · kan-ohn'

Transliteration:

kanon{kan-ohn'}

Word Origin:

from kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod)

TDNT:

3:596,414

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

a rule ("canon"), i.e. (figuratively) a standard (of faith and practice); by implication, a boundary, i.e. (figuratively) a sphere (of activity)

Usage in the KJV:

rule 4, line 1

Total: 5
Occurs 4 times in the Greek text.

Definition:

a rod or straight piece of rounded wood to which any thing is fastened to keep it straight
1. used for various purposes
  1. a measuring rod, rule
  2. a carpenter's line or measuring tape
  3. the measure of a leap, as in the Olympic games
a definitely bounded or fixed space within the limits of which one's power of influence is confined
1. the province assigned one
2. one's sphere of activity
metaph. any rule or standard, a principle or law of investigating, judging, living, acting