Χοϊκός

mud, made of mud

Translated by Jennifer Benedict1 Apr 2008Vetting: high5 revisions

4 words

[Meaning] clay/made of clay.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Χοϊκός· ὁ πήλινος.

Betacode

*xoi+ko/s: o( ph/linos.

The headword appears in I Corinthians 15:47-48 (web address 1 below) as a rough equivalent of the Hebrew "Adam" (alpha 425) -- from adama, "earth" -- in a typological passage on Christ as Second Adam.
Same entry, according to Adler, in Lexicum Ambrosianum 284; and cf. already Hesychius chi589.