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σκεῦος

Transliteration skeuos		Pronunciation skyü'-os (Key)
Part of Speech neuter noun		Root Word (Etymology) Of uncertain affinity
TDNT Reference 7:358,1038	Vines View Entry

1) a vessel

2) an implement

a) in the plural

1) household utensils, domestic gear

2) the tackle and armament of vessels, used specifically of sails and ropes

3) metaph.

a) a man of quality, a chosen instrument

b) in a bad sense, an assistant in accomplishing an evil deed

"Vessel" was a common Greek metaphor for "body" since Greeks thought of souls living temporarily in bodies.

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Strong's Number G4632 matches the Greek σκεῦος (skeuos), which occurs 5 times in 5 verses in Act of the Greek concordance of the KJV
Page 1 / 1 (Act 9:15 - Act 27:17)
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Act 9:15	But ¹¹⁶¹ the Lord ²⁹⁶² said ²⁰³⁶ unto ⁴³¹⁴ him ⁸⁴⁶, Go thy way ⁴¹⁹⁸ : for ³⁷⁵⁴ he ³⁷⁷⁸ is ²⁰⁷⁶ a chosen ¹⁵⁸⁹ vessel⁴⁶³² unto me ³⁴²⁷, to bear ⁹⁴¹ my ³⁴⁵⁰ name ³⁶⁸⁶ before ¹⁷⁹⁹ the Gentiles ¹⁴⁸⁴, and ²⁵³² kings ⁹³⁵, and ⁵⁰³⁷ the children ⁵²⁰⁷ of Israel ²⁴⁷⁴:
Act 10:11	And ²⁵³² saw ²³³⁴ heaven ³⁷⁷² opened ⁴⁵⁵ , and ²⁵³² a certain ⁵¹⁰⁰ vessel⁴⁶³² descending ²⁵⁹⁷ unto ¹⁹⁰⁹ him ⁸⁴⁶, as ⁵⁶¹³ it had been a great ³¹⁷³ sheet ³⁶⁰⁷ knit ¹²¹⁰ at the four ⁵⁰⁶⁴ corners ⁷⁴⁶, and ²⁵³² let down ²⁵²⁴ to ¹⁹⁰⁹ the earth ¹⁰⁹³:
Act 10:16	[G1161] This ⁵¹²⁴ was done ¹⁰⁹⁶ thrice ¹⁹⁰⁹ ⁵¹⁵¹: and ²⁵³² the vessel⁴⁶³² was received up ³⁵³ again ³⁸²⁵ into ¹⁵¹⁹ heaven ³⁷⁷².
Act 11:5	I ¹⁴⁷³ was ²²⁵² in ¹⁷²² the city ⁴¹⁷² of Joppa ²⁴⁴⁵ praying ⁴³³⁶ : and ²⁵³² in ¹⁷²² a trance ¹⁶¹¹ I saw ¹⁴⁹² a vision ³⁷⁰⁵, A certain ⁵¹⁰⁰ vessel⁴⁶³² descend ²⁵⁹⁷ , as it had been ⁵⁶¹³ a great ³¹⁷³ sheet ³⁶⁰⁷, let down ²⁵²⁴ from ¹⁵³⁷ heaven ³⁷⁷² by four ⁵⁰⁶⁴ corners ⁷⁴⁶; and ²⁵³² it came ²⁰⁶⁴ even ⁸⁹¹ to me ¹⁷⁰⁰:
Act 27:17	Which ³⁷³⁹ when they had taken up ¹⁴² , they used ⁵⁵³⁰ helps ⁹⁹⁶, undergirding ⁵²⁶⁹ the ship ⁴¹⁴³; and ⁵⁰³⁷, fearing ⁵³⁹⁹ lest ³³⁶¹ they should fall ¹⁶⁰¹ into ¹⁵¹⁹ the quicksands ⁴⁹⁵⁰, strake ⁵⁴⁶⁵ sail⁴⁶³², and so ³⁷⁷⁹ were driven ⁵³⁴² .

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