UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πηλός

MainId: 003985000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G4081

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003985001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, m.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: πηλός

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -οῦ

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003985001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 2.18

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Natural Substances

      LEXSubDomains: Earth, Mud, Sand, Rock

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-27 11:31:18

         DefinitionShort: moistened earth of a clay consistency

         Glosses: ['mud', 'clay']

         Comments: πηλός contrasts with {L:βόρβορος} ‘watery mud’ ({D:2.17}) and refers to moist earth with a consistency of clay. It may be translated in some languages as ‘sticky soil’ or ‘clay-like mud’ or ‘moist dirt.’|In {S:04500902100016} (ἢ οὐκ ἔχει ἐξουσίαν ὁ κεραμεὺς τοῦ πηλοῦ ‘or doesn’t the man who makes the pots have the right to use the clay as he wishes’) the reference is specifically to potter’s clay. The meaning of πηλός, therefore, may be defined as any kind of moist earth with clay consistency. πηλός includes the area of meaning of κέραμος ‘potter’s clay’ (a meaning not occurring in the NT).|Since pottery is so widely known throughout the world, there is normally no difficulty in obtaining a term which refers to potter’s clay. Even when the making of pottery is not known, it is usually possible to obtain a satisfactory term for such clay, for example, ‘mud that can be molded’ or ‘mud for shaping pots.’

      LEXReferences: YHN 9:6, YHN 9:6, YHN 9:11, YHN 9:14, YHN 9:15, ROM 9:21