What does κεράτιον (kerátion) mean in the Bible?
κεράτιον (kerátion) is a Greek word meaning "husk".
Greek · G2769
κεράτιον
Husk
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κεράτιονG2769
Pronunciationkerátion
What does κεράτιον (kerátion) mean in the Bible?
κεράτιον (kerátion) is a Greek word meaning "husk".
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How does the BSB render G2769?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include pods (1).
Where does κεράτιον (kerátion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 15:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itpods1×Luke 15:16
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First aligned rowLuke 15:16
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Luke1
Source forms
κερατίων1xkeratiōnLuke 15:16
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural1xLuke 15:16
Evidence Summary
Greek word. husk
Strong'sG2769
Lexical occurrences1 verseGreek text appearances1 timeWord forms1 form1 referenceVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
husk
Extended definitionSource: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(dimin. of κέρας),
1a little horn (Arist.).
2In pl. (the fruit of the κερατέα), carob-pods: Luk.15:16.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
1 Greek text appearance shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 15:16Noun Genitive Plural Neuter
κερατίωνkeratiwn
a husk of the carob
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Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns1Aligned forms1Case patternGenitive (1)Number patternPlural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · NeuterLuke 15:161×
Word Origins
κεράτιον is built from this root: