Lexicon ostrakinos: earthen Original Word: ὀστράκινος, η, ονPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: ostrakinos Phonetic Spelling: (os-tra'-kin-os) Short Definition: made of earth Definition: made of clay, earthen. HELPS word-Studies 3749 ostrákinos (the root of the English term, "ostraca," i.e. baked-clay shaped into pottery, etc.) – properly, made of clay (earth). 3749 /ostrákinos ("earthen, made of clay") is used metaphorically in 2 Cor 4:7 of the frail human body of believers – which serves as the temple of the Holy Spirit. [3749 (ostrákinos) refers to anything made of baked clay, e.g. earthenware (clay vessels). Earthen (clay) jars were used for storage and as "writing pads" (for messages, contracts, wills, etc.).] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom ostrakon (an earthen vessel) Definitionearthen NASB Translationearthen (1), earthenware (1).
Strong's of earth, earthen. From ostrakon ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. Terra cotta); earthen-ware, i.e. Clayey; by implication, frail -- of earth, earthen. |
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