Strong's Greek · G4632
σκεῦος
skeûos
goods, sail, stuff, vessel
Definition
a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively [specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband])
Derivation
of uncertain affinity;
Appears 23 times in Scripture
““I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.”
“Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?”
“A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.”
“Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.”
“No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.”
“Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.”
“He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.”
“This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.”
““Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.”
“And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.”
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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).