κέραμος
κέραμος, potter’s earth, potter’s clay
κέρᾰμος, ὁ, rare pl. κέραμα, τά, PPetr. 3P.327 (iii B.C.):—
- potterʼs earth, potterʼs clay, Pl. Ti. 60d, Arist. Mete. 384b19, etc.; κ. ὠμός, ὀπτώμενος, ib. 380b8, 383a21.
- II anything made of this earth, as
- 1 earthen vessel, wine-jar, ἐκ κεράμων μέθυ πίνετο Il. 9.469, cf. Hdt. 3.96; in collective sense, pottery, Ar. Ach. 902, Men. Sam. 75, al.; κ. ἐσάγεται πλήρης οἴνου jars full of wine, Hdt. 3.6, cf. 5.88, Alex. 257.3, etc.
- b jar of other material, κ. ἀργυροῦς Ptol.Euerg. 7J.
- 2 tile, Ar. V. 1295 (of a tortoiseʼs shell); collectively, tiling, τοῦ τέγους τὸν κέραμον αὐτοῦ χαλάζαις . . ξυντρίψομεν Id. Nu. 1127, cf. Fr. 349, Th. 2.4; Κορίνθιος κ. IG 2(2).1668.58; Λακωνικός ib. 463.69, 1672.188; roof, Pherecr. 130.6, Herod. 3.44, Gal. 8.26, 9.824.
- 3 pottery (i.e.place of manufacture), ὁ κ. ὁ χυτρικός Tab.Defix.Praef. p.iib.
- III dungeon (said by Sch. to be Cyprian), χαλκέῳ ἐν κεράμῳ δέδετο Il. 5.387, cf. Thphr. Char. 6.6 cod. M; pl., Nonn. D. 16.162. (Possibly cogn. with Lat. cremo.)
κέραμος, ου (ὁ) [ᾰ]
I terre de potier, argile, Hom. Ep. 14 (var. κεραμίς) ; Plat. Tim. 60d ||
II p. suite, tout objet fabriqué en terre cuite :
1 vase pour garder le vin, Il. 9, 469 ; Hdt. 3, 6 ; et en gén. vase quelconque, d’où au sg. avec sens collect. vaisselle, poterie, Hdt. 3, 96 ; Alex. (Ath. 329b) ||
2 tuile, brique, Hdn 1, 12, 16 ; au sg. avec sens collect. Ar. Nub. 1126 ; Thc. 2, 4 ; 4, 48 ; Hdn 7, 13, 11 ; d’où toit en tuiles, Ar. fr. 129 ; fig. en parl. de la carapace d’une tortue, Ar. Vesp. 1295 ||
3 prison, Il. 5, 387.
Étym. p.-ê. pré-grec.
1. pottenbakkersklei.
2. aarden kruik:
3. dakpan, pannendak:
κέραμος, ὁ, Töpfererde, Töpferton ; Hom. ep. 14 ; Plat. Tim. 60d ; Ath. I.28c u. A. – Alles aus Töpfererde gemachte, Töpferwaren, z.B. irdener Weinkrug, Il. 9.469 ; κέραμος πλήρης οἴνου Her. 3.6, öfter, übh. Flasche, Krug. – Dachziegel, καὶ τοῦ τέγους τὸν κέραμον αὐτοῦ χαλάζαις στρογγύλαις ξυντρίψομεν Ar. Nub. 1111 ; λίθοις τε καὶ κεράμῳ βάλλειν Thuc. 2.4, vgl. 4.48 ; Sp., wie Hdn. 7.13.11 ; – das Dach, Antiphil. 12, Parmen. 8 (IX.71, 114); übertr. auch von der Schildkröte, Ar. Vesp. 1295. – Auch das Gefängnis, der Kerker, χαλκέῳ δʼ ἐν κεράμῳ δέδετο Il. 5.387, nach Eust. zyprisch.
κέραμος
-ου, ὁ.
An earthenware vessel, a wine-jar Il. 9.469.
A vessel large enough to confine a person in: χαλκέῳ ἐν κεράμῳ δέδετο Il. 5.387.
Strong 2766
1. potter's clay.
2. an earthen vessel.
3. a tile: Lk 5:19.†
κέραμος : anything of earthen ware, pot or jar, such as are sometimes found half buried in the earth (see cut), Il. 3.469; in Il. 5.387, χαλκέῳ ἐν κεράμῳ, serving as a dungeon (cf. the pit into which Joseph was thrown by his brethren).
κέραμος
.κέρᾰμος, ὁ,
- Ipotterʼs earth, potterʼs clay, Plat.
- IIanything made of this earth, as,
- 1an earthen vessel, wine-jar, Il., Hdt.: also in collective sense, pottery, Ar.; κ. ἐσάγεται πλήρης οἴνου jars full of wine, Hdt.
- 2a tile, and in collective sense, the tiles, tiling, Ar., Thuc.
- IIIa jar, used to confine a person in, Il.