Dictionary entry

πηλός

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

πηλός, οῦ, ὁ,

[in LXX chiefly for חֹמֶר, טִיט;]

1. clay, as used by a potter: Ro 9:21 (cf. Is 29:16, al.).

2. = βόρβορος, wet clay, mud: Jo 9:6, 11, 14, 15.†