Strong's Lexicon keramos: Clay, Pottery, Tile Original Word: κέραμος Word Origin: Derived from a primary word meaning "to mix" or "to pour out," related to the process of pottery making. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H2789 (cheres): Refers to earthenware or pottery, similar in meaning to keramos, emphasizing the material's common use and symbolic representation of human frailty. Usage: The term "keramos" refers to clay or earthenware, often used in the context of pottery or tiles. In the New Testament, it is used to describe materials made from clay, emphasizing their commonality and fragility. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, clay was a fundamental material used for creating various household items, including pots, jars, and tiles. The process of pottery making was a skilled craft, essential for daily life in biblical times. Clay vessels were used for storage, cooking, and even as containers for important documents. The fragility of clay also served as a metaphor for human frailty and the temporary nature of earthly life. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom kerannumi Definition a tile NASB Translation tiles (1). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 2766: κέραμοςκέραμος, κεράμου, ὁ (κεράννυμι); 1. clay, potter's earth. 2. anything made of clay, earthen ware. 3. specifically, a (roofing) tile (Thucydides, Athen., Hdian, others); the roof itself (Aristophanes from 129 d.): so διά τῶν κεράμων, through the roof, i. e. through the door in the roof to which a ladder or stairway led up from the street (accordingly the rabbis distinguish two ways of entering a house, 'the way through the door' and 'the way through the roof' (Lightfoot Horae Hebrew, p. 601); cf. Winers RWB, under the word Dach; Keim, ii., p. 176f (English translation 3:215; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i., 501f; Jewish Social Life, p. 93ff)), Luke 5:19. Mark (ii. 4) describes the occurrence differently (see ἀποστεγάζω), evidently led into error by misapprehending the words of Luke. (But, to say nothing of the improbability of assuming Mark's narrative to be dependent on Luke's, the alleged discrepance disappears if Luke's language is taken literally, through the tiles (see διά, A. I. 1); he says nothing of the door in the roof. On the various views that have been taken of the details of the occurrence, see B. D. (especially American edition) under the word Probably from the base of kerannumi (through the idea of mixing clay and water); earthenware, i.e. A tile (by analogy, a thin roof or awning) -- tiling. see GREEK kerannumi |
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