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Lexicon :: Strong's G3749 - ostrakinos

Aa
ὀστράκινος
Transliteration
ostrakinos (Key)
Pronunciation
os-tra'-kin-os
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ostrakon ["oyster"] (a tile, i.e. terra cotta)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὀστράκινος ostrákinos, os-tra'-kin-os; from ὄστρακον óstrakon ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta); earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail:—of earth, earthen.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G3749 in the following manner: earthen (1x), of earth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G3749 in the following manner: earthen (1x), of earth (1x).

  1. earthen, clay

    1. with the added suggestion of frailty

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὀστράκινος ostrákinos, os-tra'-kin-os; from ὄστρακον óstrakon ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta); earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail:—of earth, earthen.
STRONGS G3749:
ὀστράκινος, ὀστρακινη, ὀστράκινον (ὄστρακον baked clay), made of clay, earthen: σκεύη ὀστράκινα, 2 Timothy 2:20; with the added suggestion of frailty, 2 Corinthians 4:7. (Jeremiah 19:1, 11; Jeremiah 39:14 (Jer. 32:14); Isaiah 30:14, etc.; Hippocrates, Anthol. (others).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Isaiah
30:14
Jeremiah
19:1; 19:11; 32:14; 39:14
2 Corinthians
4:7
2 Timothy
2:20

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3749 matches the Greek ὀστράκινος (ostrakinos),
which occurs 16 times in 16 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:28 - But the earthen vessel wherein it is boiled shall be broken; and if it be boiled in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:33 - And every earthen vessel, whereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever is in it shall be unclean, and it ye shall break.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - and the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - and he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:12 - And the earthen vessel, which he that hath the issue toucheth, shall be broken; and every vessel of wood shall be rinsed in water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 5:17 - and the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel; and of the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put it into the water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 30:14 - And he shall break it as a potter’s vessel is broken, breaking it in pieces without sparing; so that there shall not be found among the pieces thereof a sherd wherewith to take fire from the hearth, or to dip up water out of the cistern.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1 - Thus said Jehovah, Go, and buy a potter’s earthen bottle, and take of the elders of the people, and of the elders of the priests;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11 - and shalt say unto them, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Even so will I break this people and this city, as one breaketh a potter’s vessel, that cannot be made whole again; and they shall bury in Topheth, till there be no place to bury.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 - Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Take these deeds, this deed of the purchase which is sealed, and this deed which is open, and put them in an earthen vessel; that they may continue many days.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:2 -
The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold,
How are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 4:9 - Take thou also unto thee wheat, and barley, and beans, and lentils, and millet, and spelt, and put them in one vessel, and make thee bread thereof; according to the number of the days that thou shalt lie upon thy side, even three hundred and ninety days, shalt thou eat thereof.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:33 - its legs of iron, its feet part of iron, and part of clay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:34 - Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon its feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them in pieces.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:41 - And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, it shall be a divided kingdom; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:42 - And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
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