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πηλός

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
πηλός, οῦ, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
pēlos
Simplified transliteration: 
pelos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
4081
GK Number: 
4384
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
6
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
mud, lump of clay
Definition: 
moist earth, mud, slime, Jn. 9:6, 11, 14, 15; clay, potter's clay, Rom. 9:21*

Greek-English Concordance for πηλός

John 9:6 After saying this, he spat on the ground and made mud (pēlon | πηλόν | acc sg masc) with his saliva; then he daubed the mud (pēlon | πηλόν | acc sg masc) on the man’s eyes
John 9:11 He answered, “The man called Jesus made mud (pēlon | πηλόν | acc sg masc), daubed it on my eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash.’ So I went there and washed, and I was able to see.”
John 9:14 Now it was a Sabbath day when Jesus made the mud (pēlon | πηλόν | acc sg masc) and opened his eyes.
John 9:15 Then the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. And he said to them, “He daubed mud (pēlon | πηλόν | acc sg masc) on my eyes, and I washed, and now I see.”
Romans 9:21 Has the potter no right to make from the same lump of clay (pēlou | πηλοῦ | gen sg masc) some pottery for a special occasion and other for common use?