ΟΣΤΡΑΚΟΝ, οστρακον
OSTRAKON, ostrakon
Sounds Like: OS-tra-kon
Translations: earthen vessel, an earthen vessel, potsherd, a potsherd, shell, a shell
From the root: ΟΣΤΡΑΚΟΝ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a piece of pottery, a potsherd, or a shell. In ancient times, broken pieces of pottery were often used as writing surfaces for notes, receipts, or ballots, especially when papyrus was expensive or unavailable. It can also refer to a shell, such as that of a mollusk.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative or Accusative, Neuter
Strong’s number: G3749 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΟΣΤΡΑΚΟΝ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ὈΣΤΡΑΚΩ — (to) a potsherd, (to) a piece of pottery, (to) a fragment of earthenware
- ΟΣΤΑΑΚΟΝ — earthen vessel, a potsherd, a shell
- ΟΣΤΡΑΚΟ — earthen vessel, a potsherd, a shell, a tile
- ΟΣΤΡΑΚΟΣ — earthen vessel, a potsherd, a shell, a tile
- ΟΣΤΡΑΚΩΝ — (of) earthenware, (of) pottery, (of) potsherds, (of) shells
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