Definition
κλίβανος, -ον, ό
(Att.., κρίβ-, but κλ- in Ion., Hdt., ii, 92), [in LXX for תַּנּוּר, Genesis 15:17, Hosea 7:4, 6 al. ;]
1. in cl., a clibanus, cribanus, an earthen vessel for baking bread.
2. In LXX and NT, a furnace (cf. MM, Exp., xv), an oven: Matthew 6:30, Luke 12:28.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as κλίβανος:
- תַּנּוּרtan.nur“(Tower of) the Ovens”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Matthew 6:30κλίβανον · the furnaceIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- Luke 12:28κλίβανον · the furnaceIf that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will He clothe you, O you of little faith!