κανών
kä-nō'n
masculine noun
·
From kane (a straight reed, i.e. rod)
from κάνη kánē (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):—line, rule.
Outline
- a rod or straight piece of rounded wood to which any thing is fastened to keep it straight
- used for various purposes
- a measuring rod, rule
- a carpenter's line or measuring tape
- 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
- the province assigned one
- one's sphere of activity
- metaph. any rule or standard, a principle or law of investigating, judging, living, acting