ὀστράκινος
ostrakinos · earthen
Greek word · Strong’s number G3749 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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ostrakinos (ὀστράκινος) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “earthen”.
Made of clay.
How to say it
os·tra·ki·nos
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Made of baked earth, fragile and of little worth.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
Where it appears
- 2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from us.
- 2 Timothy 2:20
Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, and some for honor, and some for dishonor.