ΞΕΣΤΟΥ, ξεστου
XESTOU, xestou
Sounds Like: XES-too
Translations: of a sextarius, of a measure, of a pot, of a pitcher
From the root: ΞΕΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a Roman liquid measure, specifically a sextarius, which was about one pint. It can also refer to a pot or pitcher used for holding liquids, often made of stone or earthenware. In the provided context, it likely refers to houses built with such measures or materials, possibly implying a certain size or quality.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine
Strong’s number: G3589 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
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
- ΞΕΣΤΗΣ — pitcher, a pitcher, jar, a jar, pot, a pot
- 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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