Word: | xesthv xestes |
Pronunciation: | xes'-tace |
Origin: | as if from xeo (properly, to smooth, by implication [of friction] to boil or heat) |
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Kind: | n m |
In AV: | pot 2 |
Count: | 2 |
Definition: | 1) a sextarius
1a) a vessel for measuring liquids, holding about a pint (.5 litre)
2) a wooden pitcher or ewer from which water or wine is poured,
whether holding a sextarius or not
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