ΠΙΘΟΙΣ, πιθοις
PITHOIS, pithois
Sounds Like: PI-thoys
Translations: jars, large jars, storage jars, casks, barrels, vats, urns, pithoi
From the root: ΠΙΘΟΣ
Part of Speech: Noun
Explanation: This word refers to large earthenware jars, often used for storing wine, oil, or grain. They were typically large, wide-mouthed, and sometimes buried in the ground to keep their contents cool. In ancient contexts, they served as common storage vessels in homes and warehouses.
Inflection: Plural, Dative, Masculine
Strong’s number: G4091 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- 1 Corinthians — 2:4
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΙΘΟΣ.
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.
- ΠΙΘΟΣ — jar, a jar, large jar, storage jar, earthenware jar
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