"pr. a little horn; in NT a pod, the pod of the carob tree, or Ceratonia siliqua of Linnaeus, a common tree in the East and the south of Europe, growing to a considerable size, and producing long slender pods, with a pulp of a sweetish taste, and several brown shining seeds like b..."
Definition and meaning
pr. a little horn; in NT a pod, the pod of the carob tree, or Ceratonia siliqua of Linnaeus, a common tree in the East and the south of Europe, growing to a considerable size, and producing long slender pods, with a pulp of a sweetish taste, and several brown shining seeds like beans, sometimes eaten by the poorer people in Syria and Palestine, and commonly used for fattening swine, Lk. 15:16*
In the original Greek the word is written: κεράτιον
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of keration (G2769) across the King James Bible.
And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
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Common questions
Strong's G2769 (keration) is a Greek word that means: pr. a little horn; in NT a pod, the pod of the carob tree, or Ceratonia siliqua of Linnaeus, a common tree in the East and the south of Europe, growing to a considerable size, and producing long slend... It appears 1 times in the King James Bible.
The word keration (G2769) appears 1 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G2769 is keration, a Greek word defined as: pr. a little horn; in NT a pod, the pod of the carob tree, or Ceratonia siliqua of Linnaeus, a common tree in the East and the south of Europe, growin. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
keration is a Greek word found in the New Testament.