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ὀστράκινος
ostrakinos
G3749
G:A Greek

clay

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Ostrakinos describes vessels made of clay in the two attested passages.

The term is used for clay-made vessels: a plural form occurs where a treasure is held in vessels, and another occurs in a great house’s list of vessels alongside gold, silver, and wood.

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  1. Clay-made vessels · dominant

    In 2 Corinthians 4:7, the dative plural neuter form occurs in the clause about having a treasure in vessels; the APB renders the verse with “clay vessels.” In 2 Timothy 2:20, the nominative plural neuter form occurs in the great house’s inventory of vessels, where the APB lists “wood and clay” beside gold and silver.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through vessel imagery, rendering “clay vessels” in 2 Corinthians 4:7 and placing “clay” among the materials of vessels in 2 Timothy 2:20. These renderings confirm the clauses rather than isolate each form mechanically.

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