Potter
κεραμεύςStrong’s G2763kerameus
Appears in 3 verses of the New Testament
In short
Kerameus is the Greek word usually translated “potter”. It appears in 3 verses of the New Testament.
“And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter’s field, to bury strangers in.”
Meaning
Usually translated “potter”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- potter 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Romans 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
κεραμεύς kerameus · potter
κεραμεύς, -εως, ὁ (κεράννυμι), [in LXX for יָצַר, Psa.2:9, Jer.18:2, al. ;] a potter: Rom.9:21; ὁ ἀγρὸς τοῦ κ., Mat.27:7, (LXX).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “potter” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
POT'TER, noun
[form pot.]
One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.