TBESG · G4081
πηλός · pēlos · clay
πηλός, οῦ, ἁ [in LXX chiefly for חֹמֶר, טִיט ] 1. clay, as used by a potter: Rom.9:21 (cf. Isa.29:16, al.). 2. - βόρβορος, wet clay, mud: Jhn.9:6, 11 9:14-15 † (AS)
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pēlos G4081
πηλός (pēlos) means “clay” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.
πηλός Greek · G4081 6 tagged occurrences in 5 verses
Pronunciation guide: pay-los' Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Dodson Greek Lexicon
clay, mud.
John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0
How translators render G4081
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| mud | 2 |
| some mud | 2 |
| it | 1 |
| of clay | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| clay | 3 |
| over the clay | 1 |
| the clay | 1 |
| with the clay | 1 |
Verses containing G4081
Page 1 of 1. 5 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- John 9:6
· BSB · 2 occurrences
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
Read word by word - John 9:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
Read word by word - John 9:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
Read word by word - John 9:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
Read word by word - Romans 9:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?
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