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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_85853" /> == | |||
<p> </p> <p> a general term among the [[Greeks]] and Romans, as often in the Vulgate, for a pitcher (q.v.) or vessel to hold wine or water. Thus the passage in Luke 22:10, is rendered, "There shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water" — ( κεράμιον ) amphoram aquaeportans. At other times it is taken for a certain measure. The [[Roman]] amphora contained forty-eight sextaries, equal to about seven gallons one pint English wine measure; and the [[Grecian]] or Attic amphora contained one third more. [[Amphora]] was also a dlr measure used by the Romans. and contained about three bushels (Smith's Dict. of Class. Ant. s.v.). </p> <p> Amphorae were generally tall and narrow, with a small neck, and a handle on each side (whence the name, from ἀμφί , on both sides, and φέρω, to carry) , and terminating at the bottom in a point, which was let into a stand or stuck in the ground. They were commonly made of earthenware. [[Homer]] mentions amphorae of gold and stone, and the Egyptians had them of brass; glass vessels of this form have been found at Pompeii. </p> | <p> (n.) [[Among]] the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc. </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_19590" /> == | |||
<p> a general term among the [[Greeks]] and Romans, as often in the Vulgate, for a pitcher (q.v.) or vessel to hold wine or water. [[Thus]] the passage in Luke 22:10, is rendered, "There shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water" — (κεράμιον ) amphoram aquaeportans. At other times it is taken for a certain measure. The [[Roman]] amphora contained forty-eight sextaries, equal to about seven gallons one pint [[English]] wine measure; and the [[Grecian]] or [[Attic]] amphora contained one third more. [[Amphora]] was also a dlr measure used by the Romans. and contained about three bushels (Smith's Dict. of Class. Ant. s.v.). </p> <p> Amphorae were generally tall and narrow, with a small neck, and a handle on each side (whence the name, from ἀμφί , on both sides, and φέρω, to carry), and terminating at the bottom in a point, which was let into a stand or stuck in the ground. They were commonly made of earthenware. [[Homer]] mentions amphorae of gold and stone, and the [[Egyptians]] had them of brass; glass vessels of this form have been found at Pompeii. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_85853"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/amphora Amphora from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_19590"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/amphora Amphora from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_19590"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/amphora Amphora from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 21:41, 11 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]
a general term among the Greeks and Romans, as often in the Vulgate, for a pitcher (q.v.) or vessel to hold wine or water. Thus the passage in Luke 22:10, is rendered, "There shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water" — (κεράμιον ) amphoram aquaeportans. At other times it is taken for a certain measure. The Roman amphora contained forty-eight sextaries, equal to about seven gallons one pint English wine measure; and the Grecian or Attic amphora contained one third more. Amphora was also a dlr measure used by the Romans. and contained about three bushels (Smith's Dict. of Class. Ant. s.v.).
Amphorae were generally tall and narrow, with a small neck, and a handle on each side (whence the name, from ἀμφί , on both sides, and φέρω, to carry), and terminating at the bottom in a point, which was let into a stand or stuck in the ground. They were commonly made of earthenware. Homer mentions amphorae of gold and stone, and the Egyptians had them of brass; glass vessels of this form have been found at Pompeii.
