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Strong's #3749: ostrakinos (pronounced os-tra'-kin-os)

from ostrakon ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta); earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail:--of earth, earthen.




Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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ostrakinos

1) earthen, clay

1a) with the added suggestion of frailty

Part of Speech: adjective

Relation: from ostrakon ["oyster" ] (a tile, i.e. terra cotta)




Usage:

This word is used 2 times:

2 Corinthians 4:7: "this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency"
2 Timothy 2:20: "also of wood and of earth; and some to"









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