Lexical Definition
πηλός pēlós (pay-los') clay G:N-M
perhaps a primary word
clay.
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| πηλὸν | clay | John.9.6 • John.9.6 • John.9.11 • John.9.14 • John.9.15 |
| πηλώ | as mortar | LXX.Job.27.16 |
| mortar | LXX.Exod.1.14 | |
| to clay | LXX.Job.30.19 | |
| πηλόσ | clay | LXX.Isa.29.16 • LXX.Isa.41.25 |
| mortar | LXX.Gen.11.3 • LXX.Isa.45.9 • LXX.Isa.64.8 • LXX.Jer.18.6 | |
| mud | LXX.Job.41.30 • LXX.Mic.7.10 | |
| πηλόν | clay | LXX.Job.38.14 • LXX.Isa.41.25 |
| mortar | LXX.Isa.45.9 • LXX.Nah.3.14 | |
| mud | LXX.2Sam.22.43 • LXX.Ps.18.42 • LXX.Zech.9.3 • LXX.Zech.10.5 | |
| of clay | LXX.Job.10.9 | |
| πηλοῦ | clay | Rom.9.21 |
| πηλού | a clay | LXX.Isa.14.23 |
| clay | LXX.Job.33.6 | |
| mortar | LXX.Job.4.19 | |
| mud | LXX.Ps.40.2 • LXX.Ps.69.14 |
Abbott-Smith
πηλός, οῦ, ὁ, [in LXX chiefly for חֹמֶר, טִיט;]
1. clay, as used by a potter: Ro 9:21 (cf. Is 29:16, al.).
2. = βόρβορος, wet clay, mud: Jo 9:6, 11, 14, 15.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 29:16 |
| John | 9:6 · 9:11 · 9:14 · 9:15 |
| Romans | 9:21 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
πηλός
(Doric dialect πᾱλός [Refs 5th c.BC+]:— clay, earth, used by masons and potters, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ἠχυρωμένος clay mixed with chaff for use as mortar, [LXX]; εὐώδεϊ πηλῷ, of earth on which wine has been poured, [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; Βρομιώδεα π. φύρησαν.. Χάριτες, of a drinkingcup, [Refs 1st c.AD+]: metaphorically, clay from which man was made: hence ὁ π. ὁ Προμηθεῖος, of man, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 mud, mire, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος, i. e. dust, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II poetical, thick or muddy wine, lees, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of wine spilt on the floor, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; compare Πηλεύς near the end
__III metaphorically, dolt, blockhead, Comedy texts Adesp.[Refs]
LSJ Scripture Refs: LXX.Gen.11.3