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 timesAppears 2 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Mark
2
Key Passages
- Mark 7:4
- Mark 7:8
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