Strong G3749ὀστράκινος
clay
- Transliteration
- ostrakinos
- Pronunciation
- os-tra'-kin-os
- Morphology
- Greek Adjective
Definition
From ὄστρακον ostrakon (oyster) (a tile that is terra cotta);
earthen ware that is clayey; by implication frail: - of earth earthen.
earthen ware that is clayey; by implication frail: - of earth earthen.
Detailed definition
ὀστράκινος -η, -ον
(ὄστρακον, an earthen vessel or potsherd), [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶשׂ;]
made of clay, earthen: 2Co.4:7, 2Ti.2:20.†
(AS)
(ὄστρακον, an earthen vessel or potsherd), [in LXX chiefly for חֶרֶשׂ;]
made of clay, earthen: 2Co.4:7, 2Ti.2:20.†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3749 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- earth1
- earthen1
First verses
- 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
- 2 Timothy 2:20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὀστρᾰκ-ῐνος, η, ον,
earthen, made of clay, of vessels, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ γυναικείης φύσιος” 34, +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 114, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.645 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Crinagoras Epigrammaticus), 11.74 (1st c.AD: Nicarchus Epigrammaticus), NT.2Tim.2.20, NT.2Cor.4.7, “PLond.” 3.1177.95 (2nd c.AD).)]
2 like earthenware, ὀστράκινατὸ δέρμα, ={ὀστρακόδερμα}, variant in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 6.)]
earthen, made of clay, of vessels, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ γυναικείης φύσιος” 34, +others, 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Comicus 114, “Anthologia Graeca” 7.645 (1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Crinagoras Epigrammaticus), 11.74 (1st c.AD: Nicarchus Epigrammaticus), NT.2Tim.2.20, NT.2Cor.4.7, “PLond.” 3.1177.95 (2nd c.AD).)]
2 like earthenware, ὀστράκινατὸ δέρμα, ={ὀστρακόδερμα}, variant in [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Lex.” 6.)]