ΞΕΣΤΑΣ, ξεστας
XESTAS, xestas
Sounds Like: XES-tas
Translations: sextarius, a sextarius, a measure, a pot
From the root: ΞΕΣΤΑΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a sextarius, which was a Roman liquid and dry measure, roughly equivalent to one pint or half a liter. It could also refer to a pot or vessel of that capacity. It is used to denote a specific quantity or the container holding that quantity.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3589 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 8 — 2:57
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 13:75
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΞΕΣΤΑΣ, appear in our texts.
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