Strong's Number 4632

skeuos {skyoo'-os}

of uncertain affinity

7:358,1038

noun neuter

vessel 19, goods 2, stuff 1, sail 1

Total: 23

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 thought of souls living temporarily in bodies.