Kamelos denotes the camel, appearing in needle imagery, clothing material, and a contrast with a gnat.

The attested usage consistently concerns the camel: it is placed in needle imagery in Luke 18:25, Mark 10:25, and Matthew 19:24; its hair is named as John’s clothing material in Mark 1:6 and Matthew 3:4; and it is the animal swallowed in contrast to a gnat in Matthew 23:24.

1. The camel in varied concrete settings · dominant

   The accusative singular form occurs in the needle comparisons of Luke 18:25, Mark 10:25, and Matthew 19:24 and as the animal swallowed after straining out a gnat in Matthew 23:24; in Matthew 23:24 the APB renders the clause “strain out the gnat and swallow the camel.” The genitive singular form occurs in the clothing phrases of Mark 1:6 and Matthew 3:4, where the APB renders John’s clothing as being from “camel’s hair.”

   Luke 18:25Mark 10:25Mark 1:6Matthew 19:24Matthew 23:24Matthew 3:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “camel” in the needle comparisons and in the contrast with the gnat, and as “camel’s hair” in the descriptions of John’s clothing. These renderings confirm the verse contexts rather than supplying separate lexical senses.