skeuos G4632

σκεῦος (skeuos) means “vessel” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

σκεῦος Greek · G4632 23 tagged occurrences in 22 verses

Pronunciation guide: skyoo'-os Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4632

σκεῦος · skeuos · vessel

σκεῦος, -ους, τό [in LXX chiefly for כְּלִי ;] a vessel, implement (for exx. in various senses, see MM, xxii): Mrk.11:16, Luk.8:16, Jhn.19:29, Act.10:11, 16 11:5, Rom.9:21, Rev.18:12; pl., 2Ti.2:20, Rev.2:27; τὰ σ. τῆς λειτουργίας, Heb.9:21; pl., τὰ σ., utensils, goods, Mat.12:29, Mrk.3:27, Luk.17:31; id. of the tackle or gear of a ship (Xen., Polyb., al.); so in sing., τὸ σ., Act.27:17. Metaphorical, of persons: σ. ἐκλογῆς, Act.9:15; ὀργῆς, Rom.9:22; ἐλέους, Rom.9:23; σ. εἰς τιμήν (cf. Rom.9:21), 2Ti.2:21; of woman, ἀσθενέστερον σ., 1Pe.3:7; so perh. τ. ἑαυτοῦ σ., 1Th.4:4 (but see infr.); of the body, 2Co.4:7; so perh. 1Th.4:4 (but see supr., and see: κτάομαι).† κτάομαι, -ῶμαι [in LXX chiefly for קָנָה ;] in pres., impf., fut. and aor., to procure for oneself, get, gain, acquire (the pf. and plpf., to have acquired, hence to possess, do not occur in NT): with accusative of thing(s), Mat.10:9, Luk.18:12, Act.8:20; with genitive pret., Act.22:28; ἐκ with genitive pret., Act.1:18; τ,ψυχὰς ὑμῶν (MM, xvi), Luk.21:19; τ. ἑαυτοῦ σκεῦος κτᾶσθαι, 1Th.4:4 (where if σ. = body, κ. must = pf., κέκτημαι; see MM, xvi; M, Th., in l; Field, Notes, 72 f. But σ. is most frequently taken as = wife; see Thayer, see word; Lft., Notes, 53 ff.; ICC, in l).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

a vessel to contain liquid; a vessel of mercy or wrath; any instrument by which anything is done; a household utensil; of ships: tackle.

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How translators render G4632

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering	Count
possessions	3
the vessels	2
vessel	2
vessels	2
a jar	1
a vessel	1
article	1
body	1
instrument	1
jars	1
merchandise	1
sea anchor	1
sheet	1
vvv	1
with a jar	1

KJV rendering counts
Rendering	Count
vessel	7
the vessels	4
vessels	4
a vessel	2
goods	2
sail	1
stuff	1
the vessel	1
with a vessel	1

Verses containing G4632

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Matthew 12:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
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Mark 3:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Indeed, no one can enter a strong man’s house to steal his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man. Then he can plunder his house.
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Mark 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
And He would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts.
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Luke 8:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
No one lights a lamp and covers it with a jar or puts it under a bed. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.
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Luke 17:31 · BSB · 1 occurrence
On that day, let no one on the housetop come down to retrieve his possessions. Likewise, let no one in the field return for anything he has left behind.
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John 19:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A jar of sour wine was sitting there. So they soaked a sponge in the wine, put it on a stalk of hyssop, and lifted it to His mouth.
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Acts 9:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
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Acts 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He saw heaven open and something like a large sheet being let down to earth by its four corners.
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Acts 10:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence
This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
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Acts 11:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence
“I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision of something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came right down to me.
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Acts 27:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence
After hoisting it up, the crew used ropes to undergird the ship. And fearing that they would run aground on the sandbars of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and were driven along.
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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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Romans 9:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
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Romans 9:23 · BSB · 1 occurrence
What if He did this to make the riches of His glory known to the vessels of His mercy, whom He prepared in advance for glory—
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2 Corinthians 4:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.
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1 Thessalonians 4:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence
each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
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2 Timothy 2:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence
A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.
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2 Timothy 2:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
So if anyone cleanses himself of what is unfit, he will be a vessel for honor: sanctified, useful to the Master, and prepared for every good work.
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Hebrews 9:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence
In the same way, he sprinkled with blood the tabernacle and all the vessels used in worship.
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1 Peter 3:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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Revelation 2:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence
He will rule them with an iron scepter and shatter them like pottery—just as I have received authority from My Father.
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Revelation 18:12 · BSB · 2 occurrences
cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble;
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