Ostrákinos — G3749

Definition

adjective

earthen-ware, i.e. clayey; by implication, frail

1. with the added suggestion of frailty

Usually translated as

of earth, earthen

Origin

from óstrakon ("oyster") (a tile, i.e. terra cotta)

Occurrences

Ostrákinos occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 2 Corinthians (1), 2 Timothy (1)

• 2 Corinthians 4:7 — But we have this treasure in earthen (ὀστρακίνοις) vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.
• 2 Timothy 2:20 — But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth (ὀστράκινα); and some to honour, and some to dishonour.