κεράμων

kéramos

tiles

Baked clay, terracotta, or earthenware – usually in the form of a vessel made from fired clay, such as a pot, jar, or tile. In some contexts, specifically refers to a roofing tile or fragment of such; can broadly denote objects made of terracotta, including pottery and architectural elements. In the New Testament, κέραμος notably appears in the sense of roof tiles or the tiled surface of a roof.

G2766

Luke 5:19 · Word #16

Lexicon G2766

Lemmaκέραμος
Transliterationkéramos
Strong'sG2766
DefinitionBaked clay, terracotta, or earthenware – usually in the form of a vessel made from fired clay, such as a pot, jar, or tile. In some contexts, specifically refers to a roofing tile or fragment of such; can broadly denote objects made of terracotta, including pottery and architectural elements. In the New Testament, κέραμος notably appears in the sense of roof tiles or the tiled surface of a roof.

Morphology N GEN M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasetiles
Literaltiles

Lexical Info

Lemmaκέραμος
Strong'sG2766

SIBI-P1 Translation G2766-01

of earthenware vessels

Morphological NotesNoun, genitive masculine plural (Gr,N,,,,,GMP): indicating possession, source, or association; masculine plural form of κέραμος.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the core sense of κέραμος as baked clay or pottery objects. The genitive masculine plural form is preserved by "of" and the plural "vessels," conveying belonging or source from multiple clay-made items.

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

tiles

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'Of earthenware vessels' is a root error; the immediate roof context in 1st-century architecture, as well as SILEX note, supports 'tiles.'
P1 Flagroot error
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