Pinakidion denotes the small writing tablet requested for recording John’s name.

The attested use denotes a small tablet requested as the surface on which John’s name is written.

1. Tablet used for writing a name · dominant

   In Luke 1:63, the accusative singular neuter form is the object requested before the act of writing; the APB renders the scene, “he asked for a little tablet and wrote,” followed by the naming statement.

   Luke 1:63

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Luke 1:63, the APB presents the item as “a little tablet” in the request-and-writing scene.