πηλός pēlos · G4081
clay
πηλός, οῦ, ἁ ; [in LXX chiefly for חֹמֶר, טִיט ] ; 1. clay, as used by a potter: Rom.9:21 (cf. Isa.29:16, al.). ; 2. - βόρβορος, wet clay, mud: Jhn.9:6, 11 9:14-15 †; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
πηλός ; (Doric dialect πᾱλός []:— clay, earth, used by masons and potters, []; π. ἠχυρωμένος clay mixed with chaff for use as mortar, []; εὐώδεϊ πηλῷ, of earth on which wine has been poured, []; Βρομιώδεα π. φύρησαν.. Χάριτες, of a drinkingcup, []: metaphorically, clay from which man was made: hence ὁ π. ὁ Προμηθεῖος, of man, []; 2 mud, mire, []; κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος, i. e. dust, []; II poetical, thick or muddy wine, lees, []; of wine spilt on the floor, []; compare Πηλεύς near the end ; III …
Where it's used 6 times
John 9:6 · John 9:11 · John 9:14 · John 9:15 · Romans 9:21 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G4081; TFLSJ G4081
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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