3582: ξέστης

G3582 ξέστης, ου, ὁ

Transliteration: xéstēs

Part(s) of speech: Noun, Masculine

Definition: a Roman measure, a pitcher or cup of any size.

From: Public Domain Greek-English lexicon by John Jeffrey Dodson (2010)

G3582 ξέστης

Transliteration: xéstēs

Derivation: as if from ξέω (xéō) (properly, to smooth;

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)

From: Strong's Greek Dictionary by James Strong (1890)

ξέστης

From: Abbott-Smith, George, "A Manual Greek-English Lexicon of the Greek New Testament", 1922. Public Domain.