ΞΕΣΤΗΣ, ξεστης
XESTĒS, xestēs
Sounds Like: XES-tays
Translations: pitcher, a pitcher, jar, a jar, pot, a pot
From the root: ΞΕΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a vessel, typically made of earthenware or stone, used for holding liquids. It was commonly used for measuring or serving liquids, such as water or wine, in ancient times.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3589 (Lookup on BibleHub)
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From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΞΕΣΤΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΞΕΣΤΑΙΣ — (to) sextarii, (to) pots, (to) pitchers
- ΞΕΣΤΗ — sextarius, a sextarius, measure, a measure
- ΞΕΣΤΟΥ — of a sextarius, of a measure, of a pot, of a pitcher
- ΞΕΣΤΟΥΣ — pots, pitchers, sextarii
- ΞΕΣΤΩ — sextarius, a sextarius, a measure, a polished stone, a polished vessel
- ΞΕΣΤΩΝ — of measures, of pots, of pitchers, of jars
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