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Strong's G2574 κάμηλος (kamelos)

Kamelos means “camel” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2574 — chamath (“Hamath”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2574
Language Greek
Linked Usages 62
Books 23

Strong's G2574 Quick Answer

Strong's G2574 κάμηλος (kamelos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. kamelos (kam'-ay-los) n. 1. a "camel" [of Hebrew origin (H1581)] It has 62 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include camel and camel's. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
kamelos (kam'-ay-los) n. 1. a "camel" [of Hebrew origin (H1581)]
Usage
62 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
camel and camel's

Meaning and Definition

kamelos (kam'-ay-los) n. 1. a "camel" [of Hebrew origin (H1581)] KJV: camel Root(s): H1581

Original Word
κάμηλος
Transliteration
kamelos
Derivation
Root: גָּמָל R1: 1581
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2574. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

camel

Usage: κάμηλος, -ου, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX for גָּמַל ;] camel: Mat.3:4, Mrk.1:6; in proverbs, Mat.19:24 23:24, Mrk.10:25, Luk.18:25 (on the seel. κάμιλος, see WH, Notes, 151).† κάμιλος, see: κάμηλος, and cf. Thayer; LS, s.v (AS)

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How Strong's G2574 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render kamelos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

camel Matthew 19:24 camel's Matthew 3:4

How Strong's G2574 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 51 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2574 (κάμηλος) appears 60 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2574 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2574 in the New Testament

6 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 3:4 KJV

And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.

Matthew 19:24 KJV

And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Matthew 23:24 KJV

Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.

Strong's G2574 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

51 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 12:16 Septuagint / Brenton

And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and mules, and camels.

Genesis 24:10 Septuagint / Brenton

And the servant took ten camels of his master’s camels, and he took of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor.

Genesis 24:11 Septuagint / Brenton

And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water toward evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.

Strong's G2574 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

5 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 5:42 Septuagint / Brenton

Their menservants and handmaids were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: the singing men and singing women, two hundred forty and five:

Judith 2:17 Septuagint / Brenton

And he took camels and asses for their carriages, a very great number; and sheep and oxen and goats without number for their provision:

Tobit 9:2 Septuagint / Brenton

Brother Azariah, take with thee a servant, and two camels, and go to Rages of Media to Gabael, and bring me the money, and bring him to the wedding.

Usage Excerpts

First 62 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2574.

Genesis 12:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they treated Abram well on her account, and he had sheep, and calves, and asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and mules, and camels.
Genesis 24:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the servant took ten camels of his master’s camels, and he took of all the goods of his master with him, and he arose and went into Mesopotamia to the city of Nahor.
Genesis 24:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he rested his camels without the city by the well of water toward evening, when damsels go forth to draw water.
Genesis 24:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall be, the virgin to whomsoever I shall say, Incline thy waterpot, that I may drink, and she shall say, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink, until they shall have done drinking—even this one thou hast prepared for thy servant Isaac, and hereby shall I know that thou hast dealt mercifully with my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said, I will also draw water for thy camels, till they shall all have drunk.
Genesis 24:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she hastened, and emptied the waterpot into the trough, and ran to the well to draw again, and drew water for all the camels.
Genesis 24:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when all the camels ceased drinking, that the man took golden earrings, each of a drachma weight, and he put two bracelets on her hands, their weight was ten pieces of gold.
Genesis 24:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when he saw the earrings and the bracelets on the hands of his sister, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus the man spoke to me, that he went to the man, as he stood by the camels at the well.
Genesis 24:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he said to him, Come in hither, thou blessed of the Lord, why standest thou without, whereas I have prepared the house and a place for the camels?
Genesis 24:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man entered into the house, and unloaded the camels, and gave the camels straw and provender, and water to wash his feet, and the feet of the men that were with him.
Genesis 24:35 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the Lord has blessed my master greatly, and he is exalted, and he has given him sheep, and calves, and silver, and gold, servants and maidservants, camels, and asses.
Genesis 24:44 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and she shall say to me, Both drink thou, and I will draw water for thy camels, this shall be the wife whom the Lord has prepared for his own servant Isaac; and hereby shall I know that thou hast wrought mercy with my master Abraham.
Genesis 24:46 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she hastened and let down her pitcher on her arm from her head, and said, Drink thou, and I will give thy camels drink; and I drank, and she gave the camels drink.
Genesis 24:61 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rebekah rose up and her maidens, and they mounted the camels and went with the man; and the servant having taken up Rebekah, departed.
Genesis 24:63 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Isaac went forth into the plain toward evening to meditate; and having lifted up his eyes, he saw camels coming.
Genesis 24:64 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and saw Isaac; and she alighted briskly from the camel,
Genesis 30:43 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the man became very rich, and he had many cattle, and oxen, and servants, and maidservants, and camels, and asses.
Genesis 31:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jacob arose and took his wives and his children up on the camels;
Genesis 31:34 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rachel took the idols, and cast them among the camels’ packs, and sat upon them.
Genesis 32:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
milch camels, and their foals, thirty, forty kine, ten bulls, twenty asses, and ten colts.
Genesis 37:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they sat down to eat bread; and having lifted up their eyes they beheld, and lo, Ishmaelitish travelers came from Gilead, and their camels were heavily loaded with spices, and resin, and myrrh; and they went to bring them to Egypt.
Exodus 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
behold, the hand of the Lord shall be upon thy cattle in the fields, both on the horses, and on the asses, and on the camels and oxen and sheep, a very great mortality.
Leviticus 11:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But of these ye shall not eat, of those that chew the cud, and of those that part the hoofs, and divide claws; the camel, because it chews the cud, but does not divide the hoof, this is unclean to you.
Deuteronomy 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, and of those that divide the hoofs, and make distinct claws; the camel, and the hare, and the rabbit; because they chew the cud, and do not divide the hoof, these are unclean to you.
Judges 6:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For they and their stock came up, and their tents were with them, as the locust in multitude, and there was no number to them and their camels; and they came to the land of Israel, and laid it waste.
Judges 7:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Midian and Amalek and all the children of the east were scattered in the valley, as the locust for multitude; and there was no number to their camels, but they were as the sand on the seashore for multitude.
Judges 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou and fall upon us, for thy power is as that of a man; and Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna; and he took the round ornaments that were on the necks of their camels.
Judges 8:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the weight of the golden earrings which he asked, was a thousand and seven hundred pieces of gold, besides the crescents, and the chains, and the garments, and the purple cloths that were on the kings of Midian, and besides the chains that were on the necks of their camels.
1 Kingdoms 15:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now go, and thou shalt smite Amalek and Hierim and all that belongs to him, and thou shalt not save anything of him alive, but thou shalt utterly destroy him: and thou shalt devote him and all his to destruction, and thou shalt spare nothing belonging to him; and thou shalt slay both man and woman, and infant and suckling, and calf and sheep, and camel and ass.
1 Kingdoms 27:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he smote the land, and saved neither man nor woman alive; and they took flocks, and herds, and asses, and camels, and raiment; and they returned and came to Achish.
1 Kingdoms 30:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And David came upon them, and smote them from the morning till the evening, and on the next day; and not one of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who were mounted on camels, and fled.
3 Kingdoms 10:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train; and there came camels bearing spices, and very much gold, and precious stones: and she came in to Solomon, and told him all that was in her heart.
4 Kingdoms 8:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Hazael went to meet him, and he took a present in his hand, and all the good things of Damascus, forty camels’ load, and came and stood before him, and said to Elisha, Thy son the son of Hadad, the king of Syria, has sent me to thee to inquire, saying, Shall I recover of this my disease?
1 Chronicles 5:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they took captive their store; five thousand camels, and two hundred and fifty thousand sheep, two thousand asses, and a hundred thousand men.
1 Chronicles 12:41 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their neighbors, as far as Issachar and Zebulun and Naphtali, brought to them upon camels, and asses, and mules, and upon calves, victuals, meal, cakes of figs, raisins, wine, and oil, calves and sheep abundantly: for there was joy in Israel.
1 Chronicles 27:30 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And over the camels was Obil the Ishmaelite; and over the asses was Jehdeiah of Meronoth.
2 Chronicles 9:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the queen of Sheba heard of the name of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem with a very large force, to prove Solomon with hard questions, and she had camels bearing spices in abundance, and gold, and precious stones: and she came to Solomon, and told him all that was in her mind.
2 Chronicles 14:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Also they destroyed the tents of cattle, and the Alimazons, and took many sheep and camels, and returned to Jerusalem.
Ezra 2:67 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their camels, four hundred thirty and five; their asses, six thousand seven hundred and twenty.
Nehemiah 7:69 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Their camels, four hundred thirty and five: six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses.
Job 1:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, Three thousand camels, Five hundred yoke of oxen, Five hundred she-asses in the pastures, And a very great household, And he had a great husbandry on the earth; And that man was most noble of the men of the east.
Job 1:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen formed three companies against us, And surrounded the camels, and took them for a prey, And slew the servants with the sword; And I only escaped, and am come to tell thee.
Job 42:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning: And his cattle were fourteen thousand sheep, Six thousand camels, A thousand yoke of oxen, A thousand she-asses of the pastures.
Isaiah 21:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I saw two mounted horsemen, and a rider on an ass, and a rider on a camel.
Isaiah 30:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The vision of the quadrupeds in the desert. In affliction and distress, where are the lion and lion’s whelp, thence come also asps, and the young of flying asps, there shall they be who bore their wealth on asses and camels to a nation which shall not profit them.
Isaiah 60:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the camels of Midian and Ephah shall cover thee: all from Sheba shall come bearing gold, and shall bring frankincense, and they shall publish the salvation of the Lord.
Jeremiah 30:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They shall take their tents and their sheep, they shall take for themselves their garments, and all their baggage and their camels; and summon ye destruction against them from every side.
Jeremiah 30:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their camels shall be a spoil, and the multitude of their cattle shall be destroyed: and I will scatter them as chaff with every wind, having their hair cut about their foreheads, I will bring on their overthrow from all sides, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 25:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will give up the city of Ammon for camels’ pastures, and the children of Ammon for a pasture of sheep: and ye shall know that I am the Lord.
Ezekiel 27:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Arabia and all the princes of Kedar, these were thy traders with thee, bringing camels, and lambs, and rams, in which they trade with thee.
Zechariah 14:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And this shall be the overthrow of the horses, and mules, and camels, and asses, and all the beasts that are in those camps, according to this overthrow.
Matthew 3:4 New Testament, KJV
And the same John had his raiment of camel's hair, and a leathern girdle about his loins; and his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Matthew 19:24 New Testament, KJV
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Matthew 23:24 New Testament, KJV
Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
Mark 1:6 New Testament, KJV
And John was clothed with camel's hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
Mark 10:25 New Testament, KJV
It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luke 18:25 New Testament, KJV
For it is easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
1 Esdras 5:42 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Their menservants and handmaids were seven thousand three hundred thirty and seven: the singing men and singing women, two hundred forty and five:
Judith 2:17 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And he took camels and asses for their carriages, a very great number; and sheep and oxen and goats without number for their provision:
Tobit 9:2 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Brother Azariah, take with thee a servant, and two camels, and go to Rages of Media to Gabael, and bring me the money, and bring him to the wedding.
Tobit 9:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
So Raphael went out, and lodged with Gabael, and gave him the handwriting: who brought forth bags which were sealed up, and gave them to him.
Tobit 10:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
But Tobias said, No; but let me go to my father.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2574, grouped by book.

Genesis 21 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Leviticus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Nehemiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 2 usages, New Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Judith 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2574 FAQ

What does kamelos (κάμηλος) mean?

Kamelos (Strong's G2574) is a Greek word most simply glossed "camel". kamelos (kam'-ay-los) n. 1. a "camel" [of Hebrew origin (H1581)]

How many times is kamelos (κάμηλος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 62 linked usages for Strong's G2574 across 23 books.

Where can I study kamelos (κάμηλος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2574 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate kamelos (κάμηλος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as camel and camel's. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2574 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 51 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 5 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2574, with linked reader references where each row is available.