King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G2765
Transliteration: keramion
Phonetic Spelling: (ker-am'-ee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: an earthen vessel
Meaning: an earthen vessel
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, Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10. (Theophrastus, caus. plant. 3, 4, 3; οἴνου, Jeremiah 42:5 (); Xenophon, anab. 6, 1, 15; Demosthenes, p. 934, 26; Polybius 4, 56, 3; ἐλαίου, Josephus, Antiquities 8, 13, 2.)
Word Summary
keramion: an earthen vessel
Original Word: κεράμιονTransliteration: keramion
Phonetic Spelling: (ker-am'-ee-on)
Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Short Definition: an earthen vessel
Meaning: an earthen vessel
Strong's Concordance
an earthen vessel, jarNeuter of a presumed derivative of keramos; an earthenware vessel, i.e. Jar -- pitcher.
see GREEK keramos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 2765: κεράμιονκεράμιον, 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, Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10. (Theophrastus, caus. plant. 3, 4, 3; οἴνου, Jeremiah 42:5