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Lexicon :: Strong's G3749 - ostrakinos

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ὀστράκινος
Transliteration
ostrakinos (Key)
Pronunciation
os-tra'-kin-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ostrakon ["oyster"] (a tile, i.e. terra cotta)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὀστράκινος ostrákinos, os-tra'-kin-os; from ὄστρακον óstrakon ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta); earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail:—of earth, earthen.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3749 in the following manner: earthen (1x), of earth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3749 in the following manner: earthen (1x), of earth (1x).
  1. earthen, clay

    1. with the added suggestion of frailty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀστράκινος ostrákinos, os-tra'-kin-os; from ὄστρακον óstrakon ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta); earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail:—of earth, earthen.
STRONGS G3749:
ὀστράκινος, ὀστρακινη, ὀστράκινον (ὄστρακον baked clay), made of clay, earthen: σκεύη ὀστράκινα, 2 Timothy 2:20; with the added suggestion of frailty, 2 Corinthians 4:7. (Jeremiah 19:1, 11; Jeremiah 39:14 (Jer. 32:14); Isaiah 30:14, etc.; Hippocrates, Anthol. (others).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
30:14
Jeremiah
19:1; 19:11; 32:14; 39:14
2 Corinthians
4:7
2 Timothy
2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3749 matches the Greek ὀστράκινος (ostrakinos),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 -

“A clay pot in which the sin offering is boiled is to be broken; if it is boiled in a bronze vessel, it is to be scoured and rinsed with water.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33 -

“If any of them falls into any clay pot, everything in it will become unclean; you are to break it.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 -

“Then the priest will order that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 -

“and he is to slaughter one of the birds over a clay pot containing fresh water.

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 -

“Any clay pot that the man with the discharge touches must be broken, while any wooden utensil is to be rinsed with water.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 -

“Then the priest is to take holy water in a clay bowl, take some of the dust from the tabernacle floor, and put it in the water.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 -

“Its collapse will be like the shattering

of a potter’s jar, crushed to pieces,

so that not even a fragment of pottery

will be found among its shattered remains —

no fragment large enough to take fire from a hearth

or scoop water from a cistern.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1 -

This is what the LORD says: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar. Take[fn] some of the elders of the people and some of the leading priests

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11 -

“and you are to proclaim to them, ‘This is what the LORD of Armies says: I will shatter these people and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be mended. They will bury the dead in Topheth because there is no other place for burials.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 -

“‘This is what the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel, says: Take these scrolls ​— ​this purchase agreement with the sealed copy and this open copy ​— ​and put them in an earthen storage jar so they will last a long time.

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2 -

Zion’s precious children —

once worth their weight in pure gold —

how they are regarded as clay jars,

the work of a potter’s hands!

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:9 -

“Also take wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt. Put them in a single container and make them into bread for yourself. You are to eat it during the number of days you lie on your side, 390 days.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:33 -

“its legs were iron, and its feet were partly iron and partly fired clay.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:34 -

“As you were watching, a stone broke off without a hand touching it,[fn] struck the statue on its feet of iron and fired clay, and crushed them.

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 -

“You saw the feet and toes, partly of a potter’s fired clay and partly of iron ​— ​it will be a divided kingdom, though some of the strength of iron will be in it. You saw the iron mixed with clay,

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 -

“and that the toes of the feet were partly iron and partly fired clay ​— ​part of the kingdom will be strong, and part will be brittle.

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