What does ὀστράκινος · σκεῦος mean in the Bible?
ὀστράκινος · σκεῦος is a Greek phrase meaning "earthenware vessel, fragile clay container".
Greek · G3749, G4632
ὀστράκινος σκεῦος
Clay · vessel
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ὀστράκινοςG3749clay
Pronunciationostrákinos
Open lexicon entry →σκεῦοςG4632vessel
Pronunciationskeûos
Open lexicon entry →What does ὀστράκινος σκεῦος (ostrakinos skeuos) mean in the Bible?
ὀστράκινος · σκεῦος is a Greek phrase meaning "earthenware vessel, fragile clay container".
Full entry for ὀστράκινος σκεῦος (G3749, G4632) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3749, G4632?
G3749, G4632 is connected to 2 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. earthenware vessel, fragile clay container
Source Gloss
earthenware vessel, fragile clay container
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms2Case patternDative (1)Number patternPlural (2)
Nominative · Plural · Neuter2 Tim 2:201×
Dative · Plural · Neuter2 Cor 4:71×