κεράτιον
ke-rä'-tē-on
neuter noun
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From a presumed derivative of κέρας (G2768)
neuter of a presumed derivative of G2768; something horned, i.e. (specially) the pod of the carob-tree:—husk.
Outline
- a little horn
- the name of the fruit, Ceratonia silqua or carobtree (called also John's Bread [from the notion that its pods, which resemble those of the "locust", constituted the food of the Baptist]. This fruit was shaped like a horn and has a sweet taste; it was and is used not only for fattening swine, but as an article of food by the lower classes.