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An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

πηλός

Alt. πηλός, οῦ, ὁ,

1. "clay, earth", such as was used by the potter and modeller, Lat. lutum, Hdt., attic

2. sometimes for βόρβορος or ἰλύς, "mud, mire", as "lutum" for "coenum", Hdt., Ar., etc.; proverb., ἔξω κομίζειν πηλοῦ πόδα, i. e. to keep out of difficulties, Aesch.; κάσις πηλοῦ ξύνουρος, cf. σύνορος.