Greek word · G2764

κεραμικός

keramikos

made of clay

Appears once in the Greek New Testament.

What it means

κεραμικός, -ή, -όν

(κέραμος), [in LXX: Dan LXX 2:41 (פֶּחָר)* ;]

1. (cl.) of a potter (e.g. γῆ).

2. In LXX and NT, = cl., κεραμεοῦς (Plut., κεράμειος, Polyb., -μαῖος, etc), earthen: Revelation 2:27.†

(AS)

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), via STEPBible.org (CC BY 4.0).

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Where it appears

Revelation · 1

  1. Revelation 2:27 κεραμικὰ potter

    He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.

    Here: 'Made of fired clay.' The point is that the material is brittle. Earthenware hit by iron does not dent. It bursts into shards and cannot be mended.

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