GreekG8089Noun (Masculine)
κρατήρ
kratēr
“a basin”
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G8089Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech
Definition
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a mixing vessel, especially a large bowl, in which the wine was mixed with water, and from which the cups were filled, (Homer), etc.; *οἶνον δ᾽ ἐκ κρητῆρος ἀφυσσάμενοι δεπάεσσιν ἔκχεον *(Iliad by Homer); *πίνοντες κρητῆρας *drinking bowls of wine, (Iliad by Homer); *κρητῆρα στήσασθαι ἐλεύθερον *to give a bowl of wine to be drunk in honour of the deliverance, (Iliad by Homer); ἐπιστέψασθαι ποτοῖο, see. ἐπιστέφω.
2.metaphorically, *κρατῆρα πλήσας κακῶν *having filled a bowl full of woes, (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3.any cup-shaped hollow, a basin in a rock, (Sophocles Tragicus)
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Masculine)
Morphology Code
G:N-M
Full Description
Greek Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
κρατήρ appears 0 times in the New Testament.
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