- Original: σκεῦος - Transliteration: Skeuos - Phonetic: skyoo'-os - Definition: 1. a vessel 2. an implement a. in the plural 1. household utensils, domestic gear 2. the tackle and armament of vessels, used specifically of sails and ropes 3. metaph. a. a man of quality, a chosen instrument b. in a bad sense, an assistant in accomplishing an evil deed Vessel was a common Greek metaphor for body since Greeks thoughtof souls living temporarily in bodies. - Origin: of uncertain affinity - TDNT entry: 12:58,1 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Neuter - Strong's: Of uncertain affinity; a vessel implement equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively [specifically a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband]): - goods sail stuff vessel. Total KJV Occurrences: 17 • sail, 1 Act 27:17 • vessel, 9 Mar 11:16; Joh 19:29; Act 10:11; Act 10:16; Act 11:5; Romans 9:21; 1 Thessalonians 4:4; 2 Timothy 2:21; 1 Peter 3:7 • vessels, 7 Romans 9:22; Romans 9:23; 2 Corinthians 4:7; 2 Timothy 2:20; Hebrews 9:21; Revelation 18:12(2)