Kettle
χαλκίονStrong’s G5473chalkion
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Chalkion is the Greek word usually translated “utensils”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.”
Meaning
Usually translated “utensils”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- utensils 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
χαλκίον chalkion · kettle
χαλκίον, -ου, τό (χαλκός), [in LXX: Job.41:22(23) (סִיר), etc. ;] a brazen (copper) vessel: Mrk.7:4.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “kettle” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
KET'TLE, noun
A vessel of iron or other metal, with a wide mouth, usually without a cover, used for heating and boiling water or other liquor.
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.