Pelos is the material made and placed on a man's eyes in John and the material shaped by a potter in Romans.

The attested uses show a material made and applied to a man’s eyes in John, while Romans 9:21 presents it as the material from which a potter makes vessels.

1. Material made and applied to the eyes · dominant

   The accusative singular form occurs in the account of material made and applied to a man’s eyes. In John 9:6 the APB renders that Jesus “made clay from the saliva and applied the clay to his eyes”; John 9:11, John 9:14, and John 9:15 recount the making, placing, and washing connected with the recovery of sight.

   John 9:6John 9:11John 9:14John 9:15
2. Material under a potter’s control · rare

   In Romans 9:21, the genitive singular form occurs in the question of whether the potter has authority over the material, making from one lump vessels for honorable and dishonorable use. The APB renders the clause “Has the potter no right over the clay.”

   Romans 9:21

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB uses “clay” for the material made and applied to the eyes and for the material under the potter’s authority. This rendering confirms the verse-level presentation rather than isolating every contribution of the Greek term.