ΞΕΣΤΩ, ξεστω
XESTŌ, xestō
Sounds Like: XES-toh
Translations: sextarius, a sextarius, a measure, a polished stone, a polished vessel
From the root: ΞΕΣΤΗΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to a Roman liquid or dry measure, equivalent to about a pint, often translated as 'sextarius'. It can also refer to a polished stone or a polished vessel, such as a cup or jug, due to its smooth, 'scraped' surface. Its meaning depends on the context, but it generally denotes a specific type of container or a unit of measurement.
Inflection: Singular, Dative, Masculine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G3586 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 5:148
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
- ΞΕΣΤΟΥ — of a sextarius, of a measure, of a pot, of a pitcher
- ΞΕΣΤΟΥΣ — pots, pitchers, sextarii
- ΞΕΣΤΩΝ — of measures, of pots, of pitchers, of jars
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