What does ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) mean in the Bible?
ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) is a Greek word meaning "a receptacle".
Greek · G30
ἀγγεῖον
A receptacle
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ἀγγεῖον G30
Pronunciation angeîon
What does ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) mean in the Bible?
ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) is a Greek word meaning "a receptacle".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G30?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include containers (1), flasks (1).
Where does ἀγγεῖον (angeîon) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:48. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It containers 1× Matthew 13:48
flasks 1× Matthew 25:4
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 13:48
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
Matthew 2
Source forms
ἀγγείοις 1x angeiois Matthew 25:4
ἄγγη 1x angē Matthew 13:48
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 1x Matthew 13:48
Noun - Dative Neuter Plural 1x Matthew 25:4
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a receptacle
Strong's G30
Lexical occurrences 1 verse Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 1 reference Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a receptacle
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(ἄγγος), [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִי ;] a vessel (see MM, VGT, see word): Mat.25:4.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:48 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
ἀγγεῖα, aggeia
a vessel
Read verse Matthew 25:4 Noun Dative Plural Neuter
ἀγγείοις aggeioiv
a vessel
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
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 patterns 1 Aligned forms 1 Case pattern Dative (1) Number pattern Plural (1)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Dative · Plural · Neuter Matt 25:4 1×
Word Origins
ἀγγεῖον is built from this root:
ἀγκάλη G43
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain