UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: adjc.

Inflections: κεραμικός; -ή, -όν

Sense 1: made of clay, clay

Semantic entry: 2.19

Semantic domains: Natural Substances

Subdomains: Earth, Mud, Sand, Rock

Definition: (derivative of κέραμος ‘potter’s clay,’ not occurring in the NT) pertaining to being made of potter’s clay

Notes: In some languages it may seem unduly repetitious to speak of ‘clay pots’ in OET REV 2:27 since a term for pot may refer only to objects made of clay. In biblical times, however, some σκεύη were of metal and others were of stone and wood. It may be possible to translate this expression in OET REV 2:27 as ‘they shall be broken like pots’ or ‘… like dishes.’

Show passage in OET: REV 2:27

OET-RV REV 2:27

27 They’ll rule them with irresistible power, and those who rebel will be smashed like unwanted clay pots,

OET-LV REV 2:27

27 and he _will _be _shepherding them with a_rod iron, as the vessels the pottery is _being _crushed,

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UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

κεραμικός

Form 1

Sense 1: made of clay, clay