Strong's Lexicon
G2765
G2765 — κεράμιον
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G2765 |
|---|---|
| Word: | κεράμιον |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | neuter of a presumed derivative of G2766 |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | keramion |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ker-am'-ee-on |
| Meaning: | 1. an earthenware vessel, i.e. jar |
| KJV Renderings: | pitcher |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
κεράμιον, κεραμίου, τό (neuter of the add. κεραμιος, see the preceding word (others make it a diminutive from κέραμος)), an earthen vessel, a pot, jar; a jug or pitcher: with ὕδατος added, a water-pitcher, Mar 14:13; Luk 22:10. (Theophrastus, caus. plant. 3, 4, 3; οἴνου, Jer 42:5 (); Xenophon, anab. 6, 1, 15; Demosthenes, p. 934, 26; Polybius 4, 56, 3; ἐλαίου, Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 2.)
Other Resources
Englishman's Greek Concordance
κεράμιον (pitcher)
Mark 14:13
- KJV: And he sendeth forth two of his disciples and saith unto them Go ye into the city and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water follow him
- GK: και αποστέλλει δύο των μαθητών αυτού και λέγει αυτοίς υπάγετε εις την πόλιν και απαντήσει υμίν άνθρωπος κεράμιον ύδατος βαστάζων ακολουθήσατε αυτώ
Luke 22:10
- KJV: And he said unto them Behold when ye are entered into the city there shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water follow him into the house where he entereth in
- GK: ο δε είπεν αυτοίς ιδού εισελθόντων υμών εις την πόλιν συναντήσει υμίν άνθρωπος κεράμιον ύδατος βαστάζων ακολουθήσατε αυτώ εις την οικίαν ου εισπορεύεται