Strong G4711σπυρίς
basket
- Transliteration
- spuris
- Pronunciation
- spoo-rece'
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G4687 (as woven); a hamper or lunch receptacle: - basket.
Detailed definition
σφυρίς (T, Rec. σπυρίς, see WH, App., 148; 131., § 6, 7), -ίδος, ἡ,
a flexible mat-basket for carrying provisions: Mat.15:37 16:10, Mrk.8:8, 20 Act.9:25 (see: κόφινος).†
(AS)
a flexible mat-basket for carrying provisions: Mat.15:37 16:10, Mrk.8:8, 20 Act.9:25 (see: κόφινος).†
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G4711 appears in 5 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- basket5
First verses
- Matthew 15:37And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full.
- Matthew 16:10Neither the seven loaves of the four thousand, and how many baskets ye took up?
- Mark 8:8So they did eat, and were filled: and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets.
- Mark 8:20And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven.
- Acts 9:25Then the disciples took him by night, and let him down by the wall in a basket.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
σπῠρίς, ίδος, ;
also σφυρίς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 78)] (variant{σπυρίς}), [NT+3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 11 (2). 287 A 43 (Delos, 3rd c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 754.15 (3rd c.BC), “PTeb.” 796.7 (2nd c.BC), “IG” 12(5).663.15, +others (Syros, 2nd c.AD), “Sammelb.” 4425 iii 9 (2nd c.AD), variant in NT.Matt.15.37, +others)]:—large basket, creel, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1005, “Frr.” 415,545, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 34, NT.Matt.15.37, etc.; σ. σίτων “PTeb.” [same place])]; used for transport of money, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 112v18 (2nd c.BC))]; ταῖς φιάλαις [Refs (“IG” 11(2) [prev. cited])]
2 used to translate the Latin sportula, σπυρίσι δειπνίσαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 4.10.21)]; τὸ ἀπὸ σπυρίδος δεῖπνον, cena e sportula, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 8.365a; σφυρίδος δηνάρια πέντε “IG” 12(5) [same place])]
also σφυρίς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 78)] (variant{σπυρίς}), [NT+3rd c.BC+ (“IG” 11 (2). 287 A 43 (Delos, 3rd c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 754.15 (3rd c.BC), “PTeb.” 796.7 (2nd c.BC), “IG” 12(5).663.15, +others (Syros, 2nd c.AD), “Sammelb.” 4425 iii 9 (2nd c.AD), variant in NT.Matt.15.37, +others)]:—large basket, creel, [NT+5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1005, “Frr.” 415,545, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 34, NT.Matt.15.37, etc.; σ. σίτων “PTeb.” [same place])]; used for transport of money, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (“UPZ” 112v18 (2nd c.BC))]; ταῖς φιάλαις [Refs (“IG” 11(2) [prev. cited])]
2 used to translate the Latin sportula, σπυρίσι δειπνίσαι [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 4.10.21)]; τὸ ἀπὸ σπυρίδος δεῖπνον, cena e sportula, [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 8.365a; σφυρίδος δηνάρια πέντε “IG” 12(5) [same place])]