pēlos · mud

What it means

pēlos (πηλός) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “mud”.

Clay; wet earth.

How to say it

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

1. Wet, soft earth, like what the potter uses.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• mud ×5
• over the clay ×1

Where it appears

• John×5
• Romans×1

• John 9:6

  Having said these things, he spat on the ground and made mud from the saliva, and he spread the mud on his eyes,

• John 9:11

  He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud and spread it on my eyes and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went and washed, and I received my sight.”

• John 9:14

  Now it was the Sabbath on the day when Jesus made the mud and opened his eyes.

• John 9:15

  So the Pharisees also asked him again how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and I see.”

• Romans 9:21

  Or has the potter no authority over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?

And 1 more times.