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G2764 κεραμικός (keramikós)
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κεραμικός, ή, όν Adj of clay, made by a potter

Strong's Definition

from 2766; made of clay, i.e. earthen

KJV Usage: of a potter

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

adjc. | -ή, -όν | κεραμεύς

2.19 · Natural Substances · Earth, Mud, Sand, Rock

made of clay, clay (derivative of κέραμος ‘potter’s clay,’ not occurring in the NT) pertaining to being made of potter’s clay In some languages it may seem unduly repetitious to speak of ‘clay pots’ in REV 2:27 since a term for pot may refer only to objects made of clay. In biblical times, however, some σκεύη were of metal and others were of stone and wood. It may be possible to translate this expression in REV 2:27 as ‘they shall be broken like pots’ or ‘... like dishes.’

REV 2:27

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κεραμικός, -7), -όν, (κέραμος) : 1. in class. Grk. of or be longing to a potter: hence x. γῆ: such as ἃ potter uses, Hippoer.; τέχνη, Plat. polit. p. 288 a. 2. in the Bible made of clay, earthen: Rev. ii. 27 (Dan. ii. 41), for which the Greeks use κεραμεοῦς, -@, -odv, and κεράμιος [al. -μειος], cf. Lob. ad Phryn. p. 147; [W. 99 (94) ].

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

κεραμικός keramikos 1x

made by a potter, earthen, Rev. 2:27*

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

κεραμικός, -ή, -όν

(< κέραμος), [in LXX: Da LXX 2:41 (פֶּחָר)*;]

(cl.) of a potter (e.g. γῆ).

In LXX and NT, = cl., κεραμεοῦς (Plut., κεράμειος, Polyb., -μαῖος, etc), earthen: Re 2:27.†

Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon

κεραμικός (keramikos) — made of clay. κερᾰμ-ῐκός, ή, όν, of or for pottery, γῆ κ. potter's earth, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κ. ῥύμη, ={Κεραμεικός}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὁ κ. τροχός [Refs 1st c.BC+]; κ. μάστιξ, Comedy texts Phrase for ostracism, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; ἡ -κή (i.e. τέχνη) the potter's art, pottery, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see at {κεραμεικός}.

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