GreekG8561Noun (Neuter)
ὄστρακον
ostrakon
“a potsherd”
0Occurrences
G8561Strong's #
Noun (Neuter)Part of Speech
Definition
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.an earthen vessel, Lat. testa, (Aristophanes Comicus)
2.a tile or potsherd, especially the tablet used in voting (see. ὀστρακίζω); (Plato Philosophus)
3.a sort of earthenware castanet, (Aristophanes Comicus)
4.the hard shell of testaceous animals, as snails, muscles, tortoises, (Homeric Hymns)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Neuter)
Morphology Code
G:N-N
Full Description
Greek Noun, Neuter
Occurrences
ὄστρακον appears 0 times in the New Testament.
Key Passages
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