The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ξέστης

Lemmaξέστης
Citation formξέστης, ου, ὁ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa Roman measure, pitcher
Strong’sG3582
Transliterationxéstēs
Definitionby 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)
KJV glosses:--pot.
Derivationas if from (properly, to smooth
SBLGNT occurrences1

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ξεστῶν
noun, genitive, plural, masculine (MorphGNT ----GPM-)Mark 7:4

Morphology

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