Strong's Greek · G3749

ὀστράκινος

ostrákinos

of earth, earthen

Definition

earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail

Derivation

from ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta);

Appears 2 times in Scripture

2 Corinthians 4:7

Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

2 Timothy 2:20

A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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