Strong's Lexicon
G3582
G3582 — ξέστης
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G3582 |
|---|---|
| Word: | ξέστης |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Etymology: | as if from xeo (properly), "to smooth" |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | xestes |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | xes'-tace |
| Meaning: | 1. a vessel (for cooking) holding a sixth of a modius (about a pint and a half or a liter) 2. (specially) a measuring cup for liquids or solids 3. (by analogy) a pitcher |
| KJV Renderings: | pot |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ξέστης, ξεστου, ὁ (a corruption of the Latin sextarius);
1. a sextarius, i. e. a vessel for measuring liquids, holding about a pint (Josephus, Antiquities 8, 2, 9 — see βάτος; Epictetus diss. 1, 9, 33; 2, 16, 22; (Dioscor.), Galen and medical writers).
2. a wooden pitcher or ewer (Vulg.urceus (A. V. pot)) from which water or wine is poured, whether holding a sextarius or not: Mar 7:4; Mar 7:8 (here T WH omit; Tr brackets the clause).
Englishman's Greek Concordance
ξέστης (pot)
Mark 7:4
- KJV: And from the market except they wash they eat not And many other things there be which they have received to hold the washing of cups and pots brasen vessels and of tables
- GK: και από αγοράς εάν μη βαπτίσωνται ουκ εσθίουσι και άλλα πολλά εστιν α παρέλαβον κρατείν βαπτισμούς ποτηρίων και ξεστών και χαλκίων και κλινών
Mark 7:8
- KJV: For laying aside the commandment of God ye hold the tradition of men the washing of pots and cups and many other such like things ye do
- GK: αφέντες γαρ την εντολήν του θεού κρατείτε την παράδοσιν των ανθρώπων βαπτισμούς ξεστών και ποτηρίων και άλλα παρόμοια τοιαύτα πολλά ποιείτε