κέραμος
Alt. κέρα^μος, ὁ,
I. "potter's earth, potter's clay", Plat.
II. "anything made of this earth", as,
1. "an earthen vessel, wine-jar", Il., Hdt.: also in collective sense, pottery, Ar.; κ. ἐσάγεται πλήρης οἴνου "jars" full of wine, Hdt.
2. "a tile", and in collective sense, "the tiles, tiling", Ar., Thuc.
III. "a jar", used to confine a person in, Il.