Occurrences in the NT: 1
**† ξέστης, -ου, ὁ(a Sicilian corruption of Lat. sextarius), [in Al.: Le 14:10 (לֹג, LXX κοτύλη)*;]
1. a sextarius (about a pint).
2. In NT, a pitcher of wood or stone: Mk 7:4.†
G3582 ξέστης, ου, ὁTransliteration: 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 ξέστηςTransliteration: 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) |
ξέστηςOccurrences in the NT: 1 **† ξέστης, -ου, ὁ(a Sicilian corruption of Lat. sextarius), [in Al.: Le 14:10 (לֹג, LXX κοτύλη)*;] 1. a sextarius (about a pint). 2. In NT, a pitcher of wood or stone: Mk 7:4.† |
From: Abbott-Smith, George, "A Manual Greek-English Lexicon of the Greek New Testament", 1922. Public Domain. |