πηλός
( Dor. πᾱλός Sophr. 32, Cerc. 3.3, IG 5(1).1447.16 (Messene, iii/ii B. C. )), ὁ, Syrac. ἡ Phryn. 38: -
clay, earth, used by masons and potters, Hdt. 2.36, 136, Ar. Av. 1143, Th. 2.76, Pl. Tht. 147a, Plb. 15.35.2; πηλὸν ὀργάζειν Eup. 248, S. Fr. 482, cf. 510, 787, Ar. Av. 839; π. ἠχυρωμένος clay mixed with chaff for use as mortar, IG 22.463.42, cf. 5(1)l.c., LXX [Gen 11:3]; εὐώδεϊ πηλῷ, of earth on which wine has been poured, Tryph. 349; Βρομιώδεα π. φύρησαν . . Χάριτες, of a drinkingcup, AP 11.27 ( Maced. ): metaph., clay from which man was made: hence ὁ π. ὁ Προμηθεῖος, of man, Call. Fr. 87, cf. 133, Ar. Av. 686; ἐκ ποίου πηλοῦ πεφύρητ’ εἰδότα Herod. 2.29 .
2. mud, mire, Hdt. 2.5, 4.28, Ar. V. 248, Th. 2.4, Pl. R. 363d, etc.: prov., ἔξω κομίζειν πηλοῦ πόδα A. Ch. 697; κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος, i. e. dust, Id. Ag. 495: metaph., ἀνέρες ὧν τὸ κέαρ παλῶ σέσακται Cerc. l.c.
II Poet., thick or muddy wine, lees, S. Fr. 783; of wine spilt on the floor, Plu. 2.463a, Charito 1.3; cf. Πηλεύς fin.
III metaph., dolt, blockhead, Com. Adesp. 890 .
πηλός pēlos 6x
moist earth, mud, slime, [Joh 9:6]; [Joh 9:11]; [Joh 9:14-15];
clay, potter’s clay, [Rom 9:21]
G4081 — πηλός
πηλοῦ, ὁ, from Aeschylus and Herodotus down;
a. clay, which the potter uses ([Isa 29:16]; [Isa 41:25]; [Nah 3:14]): [Rom 9:21].
b. equivalent to mud (wet 'clay'): [Joh 9:6], [Joh 9:11], [Joh 9:14]f.
πηλός , o ῦ , ἁ ,
[in LXX chiefly for H2563, H2916 ]
1. clay, as used by a potter: [Rom 9:21] ( cf. [Isa 29:16], al. ).
2. - βόρβορος , wet clay, mud: [Joh 9:6]; [Joh 9:11]; [Joh 9:14-15] †