Strong’s G3749 · Greek
ὀστράκινος
ostrákinos · os-tra'-kin-os
Origin from ὄστρακον ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta);
Meaning earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail
In the King James Version of earth, earthen.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- 2 Corinthians 4:7But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
- 2 Timothy 2:20But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.