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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.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 - ‘But the earthen vessel in which it is boiled shall be broken. And if it is boiled in a bronze pot, it shall be both scoured and rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33 - ‘Any earthen vessel into which any of them falls you shall break; and whatever is in it shall be unclean:

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - “And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - “Then he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water;

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - ‘The vessel of earth that he who has the discharge touches shall be broken, and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - ‘The priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel, and take some of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle and put it into the water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 - And He shall break it like the breaking of the potter’s vessel,
Which is broken in pieces;
He shall not spare.
So there shall not be found among its fragments
A shard to take fire from the hearth,
Or to take water from the cistern.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1 - Thus says the LORD: “Go and get a potter’s earthen flask, and take some of the elders of the people and some of the elders of the priests.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11 - “and say to them, ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Even so I will break this people and this city, as one breaks a potter’s vessel, which cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury them in Tophet till there is no place to bury.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 - ‘Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: “Take these deeds, both this purchase deed which is sealed and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may last many days.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2 - The precious sons of Zion,
Valuable as fine gold,
How they are regarded as clay pots,
The work of the hands of the potter!

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:9 - “Also take for yourself wheat, barley, beans, lentils, millet, and spelt; put them into one vessel, and make bread of them for yourself. During the number of days that you lie on your side, three hundred and ninety days, you shall eat it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:33 - “its legs of iron, its feet partly of iron and partly of clay.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:34 - “You watched while a stone was cut out without hands, which struck the image on its feet of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - “Whereas you saw the feet and toes, partly of potter’s clay and partly of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; yet the strength of the iron shall be in it, just as you saw the iron mixed with ceramic clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 - “And as the toes of the feet were partly of iron and partly of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong and partly fragile.
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