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πηλός

pēlos

clay

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Strong’s G4081Noun, masculine6 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

clay6

In the text

John 9:6πηλὸν
When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
Romans 9:21πηλοῦ
Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?

Abbott-Smith

πηλός, οῦ, ἁ
[in LXX chiefly for חֹמֶר, טִיט ]

1. clay, as used by a potter: Rom.9:21 (cf. Isa.29:16, al.).

2. - βόρβορος, wet clay, mud: Jhn.9:6, 11 9:14-15 †
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.