Strong G2765κεράμιον
clay jar
- Transliteration
- keramion
- Pronunciation
- ker-am'-ee-on
- Morphology
- Greek Noun Neuter
Definition
Neuter of a presumed derivative of G2766; an earthenware vessel that is jar: - pitcher.
Detailed definition
κεράμιον, -ου, τό
(κέραμος), [in LXX: Jer.35:5 (גְּבִיעַ), etc.;]
an earthen vessel, a jar or jug: ὕδατος, Mrk.14:13, Luk.22:10.†
(AS)
(κέραμος), [in LXX: Jer.35:5 (גְּבִיעַ), etc.;]
an earthen vessel, a jar or jug: ὕδατος, Mrk.14:13, Luk.22:10.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G2765 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- pitcher2
First verses
- Mark 14:13And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
- Luke 22:10And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
κερᾰμ-ιον, τό,
earthenware vessel, jar, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 22.1672.13, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 88 (_plural_), etc.; κ. οἰνηρόν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.6, compare 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 78; οἴνου 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.1.15; ὀξηρόν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 723; κ. ταριχηρόν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 534a21)]; ταρίχους, as a measure, Test. cited in [LXX+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.34, compare “PSI” 5.585 (3rd c.BC), “OGI” 90.31 (Rosetta, 2nd c.BC), LXX.Isa.5.10, “SIG” 1109.162 (2nd c.AD).)]
2 sarcophagus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 42.26.)]
earthenware vessel, jar, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Inscriptiones Graecae 22.1672.13, 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Σαμία” 88 (_plural_), etc.; κ. οἰνηρόν 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 3.6, compare 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 78; οἴνου 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Anabasis” 6.1.15; ὀξηρόν 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Fragmenta” 723; κ. ταριχηρόν 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Historia Animalium” 534a21)]; ταρίχους, as a measure, Test. cited in [LXX+4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.34, compare “PSI” 5.585 (3rd c.BC), “OGI” 90.31 (Rosetta, 2nd c.BC), LXX.Isa.5.10, “SIG” 1109.162 (2nd c.AD).)]
2 sarcophagus, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd-3rd c.AD: Dio Cassius Historicus 42.26.)]