The meaning of “ξέστης”
Understanding xéstēs reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
as if from (properly, to smooth pot. - by implication, (of friction) to boil or heat) - a vessel (as fashioned or for co...
ξέστης
as if from (properly, to smooth pot. - 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)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark 7:4 | “And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.” Word: ξέστης (xéstēs) | |
| Mark 7:8 | “For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.” Word: ξέστης (xéstēs) |