Strong's Lexicon

G2764

G2764 — κεραμικός

Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

GreekkeramikosadjectiveOccurrences: 1

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:G2764
Word:κεραμικός
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from G2766
Language:Greek
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:keramikos
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:ker-am-ik-os'
Meaning:1. made of clay, i.e. earthen
KJV Renderings:of a potter

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Thayer's Greek Lexicon

κεραμικός, κεραμικη, κεραμικον (κέραμος);

1. in classical Greek of or belonging to a potter: hence, κεραμικη γῆ, such as a potter uses, Hippocrates; τέχνη, Plato, polit., p. 288 a.

2. in the Bible made of clay, earthen: Rev 2:27 (Dan 2:41), for which the Greeks use κεραμεοῦς, κεραμεα, κεραμεουν, and κεραμιος (others κεραμειος), cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 147; (Winer’s Grammar, 99 (94)).

Other Resources

Dictionary of New Testament Theology
Colin Brown

Englishman's Greek Concordance

κεραμικός (of a potter)

Revelation 2:27

KJV: And he shall rule them with a rod of iron as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers even as I received of my Father
GK: και ποιμανεί αυτούς εν ράβδω σιδηρά ως τα σκεύη τα κεραμικά συντριβήσεται ως καγώ είληφα παρά του πατρός μου
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