Kéramos — G2766

Definition

masculine noun

earthenware, i.e. a tile (by analogy, a thin roof or awning)

1. clay, potter's earth
2. anything made of clay, earthen ware
3. specifically, a (roofing) tile

Usually translated as

tiling

Origin

probably from the base of G2767 (through the idea of mixing clay and water)

• keránnymi (G2767)

Occurrences

Kéramos occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Luke (1)

• Luke 5:19 — And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling (κεράμων) with his couch into the midst before Jesus.