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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 2769. κεράτιον (keration) -- Pod, Carob pod</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2769.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/mark/3-18.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/2769.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 2769</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/2768.htm" title="2768">◄</a> 2769. keration <a href="../greek/2770.htm" title="2770">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">keration: Pod, Carob pod</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κεράτιον</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Neuter<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>keration<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keh-RAH-tee-on<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ker-at'-ee-on)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Pod, Carob pod<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a husk (pod) of the carob.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Diminutive of κέρας (keras), meaning "horn"<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "keration," the concept of carob pods as a food source can be related to the broader biblical theme of sustenance and provision, as seen in various Old Testament passages that discuss food and survival.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "keration" refers to the pods of the carob tree, which were commonly used as food for livestock and occasionally consumed by the poor. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe a state of extreme poverty and desperation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The carob tree, native to the Mediterranean region, produces long, brown pods that contain a sweet, edible pulp. In ancient times, these pods were a staple for feeding animals, particularly swine. Due to their abundance and low cost, carob pods were also eaten by impoverished people when other food sources were unavailable. The carob pod's association with animal feed highlights the depth of destitution experienced by those who resorted to eating them.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>dim. of <a href="/greek/2768.htm">keras</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a carob pod<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pods (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 2769: κεράτιον</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κεράτιον</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κερατιου</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> (diminutive of <span class="greek2">κέρας</span>); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a little horn</span>. <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> the name of the fruit of the <span class="greek2">κερατέα</span> or <span class="greek2">κερατεια</span> (or <span class="greek2">κερατια</span>), the <span class="accented">Ceratonia sillqua (Linn.) or carob tree</span> (called also St. John's Bread (from the notion that its pods, which resemble those of the 'locust', constituted the food of the Baptist)). This fruit is shaped like a horn and has a sweet taste; it was (and is) used not only in fattening swine, but as an article of food by the lower classes: <a href="/interlinear/luke/15-16.htm">Luke 15:16</a> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">husks</span>); cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB, under the word Johannisbrodbaum; (<span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> (especially American edition) under the word <TOPIC:Husks>).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>husk. <p>Neuter of a presumed derivative of <a href="/greek/2768.htm">keras</a>; something horned, i.e. (specially) the pod of the carob-tree -- husk. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2768.htm">keras</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>καραυνούς κερατιστής κερατιων κερατίων κεραυνώσει keration keratiōn keratíon keratíōn<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/luke/15-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 15:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural">N-GNP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐκ τῶν <b>κερατίων</b> ὧν ἤσθιον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his stomach <span class="itali">with the pods</span> that the swine<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> belly with <span class="itali">the husks</span> that the swine<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/15-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> out of the <span class="itali">pods</span> which were eating<p><b><a href="/greek/2769.htm">Strong's Greek 2769</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2769.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/keratio_n_2769.htm">κερατίων — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/2768.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2768"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2768" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/2770.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2770"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2770" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>