Keration

ker-at'-ee-on
Parts of Speech Noun Neuter

Keration Definition

NAS Word Usage - Total: 1
  1. a little horn
  2. the name of the fruit, Ceratonia silqua or carobtree (called also John's Bread [from the notion that its pods, which resemble those of the "locust", constituted the food of the Baptist]. This fruit was shaped like a horn and has a sweet taste; it was and is used not only for fattening swine, but as an article of food by the lower classes.
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
keration
Origin
from a presumed derivative of (2768)
Strong's Number
2769
TDNT Entry
None

NAS Word Usage

pods
1
Total
1

NAS Verse Count

Total
1

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Keration". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999. . 1999.