πηλός pēlós

Meaning

clay

In the King James Version: clay

Derivation: perhaps a primary word;

Where it is used

• John 9:6 When Jesus had said this, He spit on the ground, made some mud, and applied it to the man’s eyes.
• John 9:11 He answered, “The man they call Jesus made some mud and anointed my eyes, and He told me to go to Siloam and wash. So I went and washed and received my sight.”
• John 9:14 Now the day on which Jesus had made the mud and opened his eyes was a Sabbath.
• John 9:15 So the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. The man answered, “He put mud on my eyes, and I washed, and now I can see.”
• Romans 9:21 Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?