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It is used to denote a container or vessel used for holding liquids, typically in the context of domestic or ritual use.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Greco-Roman world, measures and containers were essential for daily life, particularly in the context of trade, cooking, and religious rituals. The "xestés" was a common household item, used for measuring and pouring liquids such as water, wine, or oil. Its use in the New Testament reflects the everyday life and practices of the people during that time.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of Latin origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a sextarius (about a pint), a pitcher (of wood or stone)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pitchers (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3582: ξέστης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ξέστης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ξεστου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (a corruption of the Latin sextarius); <p><span class="textheading">1.</span> <span class="accented">a sextarius,</span> i. e. a vessel for measuring liquids, holding about a pint (<span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 8, 2, 9 — see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">βάτος</span></span>; <span class="abbreviation">Epictetus</span> diss. 1, 9, 33; 2, 16, 22; (<span class="abbreviation">Dioscor.</span>), <span class="abbreviation">Galen</span> and medical writers). <p><span class="textheading">2.</span> <span class="accented">a wooden pitcher or ewer</span> (<span class="manuref">Vulg.</span><span class="latin">urceus</span> (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> <span class="accented">pot</span>)) from which water or wine is poured, whether holding a sextarius or not: <a href="/interlinear/mark/7-4.htm">Mark 7:4, 8</a> (here <span class="manuref">T</span> <span class="manuref">WH</span> omit; <span class="manuref">Tr</span> brackets the clause).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>a pitcher, jug<p>As if from xeo (properly, to smooth; 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) -- pot. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ξεστων ξεστών ξεστῶν xeston xestôn xestōn xestō̂n<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/7-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural">N-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ποτηρίων καὶ <b>ξεστῶν</b> καὶ χαλκίων</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of cups <span class="itali">and pitchers</span> and copper pots.)<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of cups, and <span class="itali">pots,</span> brasen vessels,<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of cups and <span class="itali">vessels</span> and utensils<p><b><a href="/text/mark/7-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 7:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Masculine">Noun-GMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀνθρώπων βαπτισμοὺς <b>ξεστῶν</b> καὶ ποτηρίων</span><br><a href="/kjvs/mark/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [as] the washing <span class="itali">of pots</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/mark/7-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of men the washings <span class="itali">of vessels</span> and cups<p><b><a href="/greek/3582.htm">Strong's Greek 3582</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3582.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/xesto_n_3582.htm">ξεστῶν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3581.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3581"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3581" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3583.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3583"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3583" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>