ξέστης

xestēsNoun (Masculine)G3582

pitcher

From: as if from (properly, to smooth;

Short Definition

by implication, (of friction) to boil or heat); a vessel (as fashioned or for cooking) (or perhaps by corruption from the Latin sextarius, the sixth of a modius, i.e. about a pint), i.e. (specially), a measure for liquids or solids, (by analogy, a pitcher)

Full Lexicon Entry

1.a sextarius (about a pint).
2.In NT, a pitcher of wood or stone
LXX Usage: in Al. : (לֹג, LXX κοτύλη)*

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology G:N-M

DescriptionGreek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

2 times

Appears 2 times in the New Testament. Top books include:

Mark
2

Key Passages

  • Mark 7:4
  • Mark 7:8

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