Strong G8172λέβης
a kettle
- Transliteration
- lebēs
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Masculine)
Definition
1. a kettle or caldron of copper, (Homer), etc.
2. a basin in which the purifying water χέρνιψ); was handed to the guests before meals, (Odyssey by Homer); also a pan for washing the feet, (Odyssey by Homer): a bath , (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3. a cymbal , (Herdotus Historicus)
4. a cinerary urn , (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;generally, a casket , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)
2. a basin in which the purifying water χέρνιψ); was handed to the guests before meals, (Odyssey by Homer); also a pan for washing the feet, (Odyssey by Homer): a bath , (Aeschulus Tragicus)
3. a cymbal , (Herdotus Historicus)
4. a cinerary urn , (Aeschulus Tragicus):—;generally, a casket , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)