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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: 2763. κεραμεύς (kerameus) -- Potter</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/2763.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/revelation/1-15.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/2763.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> > 2763</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/2762.htm" title="2762">◄</a> 2763. kerameus <a href="../greek/2764.htm" title="2764">►</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">kerameus: Potter</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">κεραμεύς</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kerameus<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ke-rah-MYOOCE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ker-am-yooce')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Potter<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a potter.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek word κέραμος (keramos), meaning "clay" or "pottery."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of a potter is יָצַר (yatsar), Strong's Hebrew 3335, which means "to form" or "to fashion," as seen in passages like Isaiah 64:8: "But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are our potter; we all are the work of Your hand."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kerameus" refers to a potter, an artisan who shapes and forms clay into vessels and other objects. In the biblical context, the potter is often used metaphorically to describe God's sovereign power and authority over creation, particularly in shaping and molding human lives according to His divine will.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, pottery was a vital craft, essential for daily life. Potters were skilled artisans who created a variety of vessels for storage, cooking, and ceremonial purposes. The imagery of the potter and clay was a familiar one in the ancient Near East, symbolizing creation, transformation, and the relationship between the creator and the created. This metaphor was particularly poignant in a culture that relied heavily on pottery for both practical and symbolic purposes.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/2767.htm">kerannumi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a potter<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>potter (1), Potter's (2).<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 2763: κεραμεύς</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">κεραμεύς</span></span>, <span class="greek2">κεραμέως</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">κεράννυμι</span>), <span class="accented">a potter</span>: <a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-7.htm">Matthew 27:7, 10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/romans/9-21.htm">Romans 9:21</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Homer</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Hesiod</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, others; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> several times for <span class="hebrew">יוצֵר</span>.)<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>potter. <p>From <a href="/greek/2766.htm">keramos</a>; a potter -- potter. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/2766.htm">keramos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>κεραμεί κεραμείς κεραμευς κεραμεύς κεραμεὺς Κεραμεως Κεραμέως Kerameos Kerameōs Keraméos Keraméōs kerameus kerameùs<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/matthew/27-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Ἀγρὸν τοῦ <b>Κεραμέως</b> εἰς ταφὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> bought <span class="itali">the Potter's</span> Field<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with them <span class="itali">the potter's</span> field, to<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> field of the <span class="itali">potter</span> for a burial place<p><b><a href="/text/matthew/27-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Matthew 27:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular">N-GMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀγρὸν τοῦ <b>κεραμέως</b> καθὰ συνέταξέν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/matthew/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> AND THEY GAVE <span class="itali">THEM FOR THE POTTER'S</span> FIELD,<br><a href="/kjvs/matthew/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them for <span class="itali">the potter's</span> field, as<br><a href="/interlinear/matthew/27-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> field of the <span class="itali">potter</span> as directed<p><b><a href="/text/romans/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 9:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐξουσίαν ὁ <b>κεραμεὺς</b> τοῦ πηλοῦ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Or <span class="itali">does not the potter</span> have a right<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not <span class="itali">the potter</span> power<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/9-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> authority the <span class="itali">potter</span> over the clay<p><b><a href="/greek/2763.htm">Strong's Greek 2763</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_2763.htm">3 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/kerameo_s_2763.htm">Κεραμέως — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/kerameus_2763.htm">κεραμεὺς — 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'; 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