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skeuos

skyoo'-os

Noun Neuter

of uncertain affinity; a vessel, implement, equipment or apparatus (literally or figuratively (specially, a wife as contributing to the usefulness of the husband)):--goods, sail, stuff, vessel.

1. a vessel
2. an implement
   1. in the plural
      1. household utensils, domestic gear
      2. the tackle and armament of vessels, used specifically of sails and ropes
3. metaph.
   1. a man of quality, a chosen instrument
   2. 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.