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== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56975" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56975" /> == | ||
<p> <b> | <p> <b> [[Pitcher]] </b> <b> ( </b> κεράμιον).—An earthenware jar with one or two handles, used chiefly by women for carrying water ( Genesis 24:15, Judges 7:16, כֵּד; Revised Version [[Nt]] 1881, [[Ot]] 1885 and Authorized Version ‘pitcher’). The only occurrence of the word in the [[Gospels]] is in Mark 14:13 || Luke 22:10, in the directions given by our Lord for securing a room for the [[Paschal]] meal. It has been alleged ( <i> Speak. Com </i> . Luke 22:10 note) that the sign of the pitcher was not so accidental as it appears. ‘According to [[Jewish]] usage, on the evening of the 13th [of the month Nisan], before the stars appeared in heaven, every father of a family was to go to the well to draw pure water, with which the unleavened bread was kneaded. It was a real rite which they performed.…’ But apart altogether from the chronological inaccuracy,—the disciples must have entered [[Jerusalem]] early in the day ( Mark 14:17, Matthew 26:20),—this statement is not confirmed by Mark 14:14 and Luke 22:11, from which it may be inferred that the head of the house, who has been identified in turn with John Mark, [[Joseph]] of Arimathaea, and Nicodemus, is not the bearer of the pitcher. </p> <p> There is, however, presumptive evidence that the pitcher was being used in the preparation of the unleavened bread, the making of which, together with the putting away of leaven from the houses, was part of the work in which many hundreds in Jerusalem (Josephus <i> [[Bj]] </i> vi. ix. 3) must have been employed on that day; but the demand for water for ordinary purposes alone will suggest the inference that in a city whose population was so enormously increased, the pitcher borne by this slave could pot be distinctive. </p> <p> Whatever the probability of recognizing or of not recognizing the sign, the most important feature of the whole incident remains unaffected. For all time the pitcher will be a sign not of the need for secrecy and sealed orders, nor even of the prescience of Christ, though that is abundantly proved, but rather of the faith of the two disciples. Here also is presented a beautiful illustration of the co-operation of the human will with the Divine, the overruling of common events for [[Divine]] ends, a demonstration of the power that is laid under service to faith. Blessing in the ordinary affairs of life, as in the greatest crises of the soul, is attainable only by implicit and unquestioning confidence in the [[Master]] mind. </p> <p> Literature.—Art. ‘Pitcher’ in Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible; [[S.]] Cox, <i> [[Expositions]] </i> , iv. 321; the [[Commentaries]] on the Gospels, <i> ad locc </i> .; the various <i> Lives of Christ </i> . </p> <p> Alex. [[A.]] Duncan. </p> | ||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74361" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_74361" /> == | ||
<p> Pitcher. This word is used in the Authorized Version to denote the earthen water-jars or pitchers with one or two handles, used chiefly by women for carrying water, as in the story of Rebekah. | <p> '''Pitcher.''' This word is used in the Authorized Version to denote ''the earthen water-jars'' or ''pitchers with one or two handles, used chiefly by women for carrying water,'' as in the story of Rebekah. Genesis 24:15-20, but ''see '' Mark 14:13''; '' Luke 22:10''.'' </p> <p> This mode of carrying has been, and still is, customary the East and elsewhere. The vessels used for the purpose are generally borne on the head or the shoulder. The Bedouin women commonly use skin bottles. Such was the "bottle," carried by Hagar. Genesis 21:14. The same word is used of the pitchers employed by Gideon's three hundred men. Judges 7:16. </p> | ||
== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198172" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198172" /> == | ||
<p> Judges 7:16 (c) | <p> Judges 7:16 (c) Probably this represents the personal plans and purposes of a human soul. These must be laid aside or broken in order that the light of [[God]] may shine out freely to those around. Selfishness, self-seeking and greed effectually hide the light of [[God]] from others. </p> <p> Ecclesiastes 12:6 (c) It may be that this is a symbol of the heart of an aged person which at one time beat strong and firm but now fails in its task. </p> <p> Lamentations 4:2 (b) [[Israel]] should have been a golden viol full of the precious promises of [[God,]] and rich in the experiences of GOD's grace. Instead of that they are compared to clay, which has little value, is easily broken, and contains nothing of value. </p> | ||
== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78691" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78691" /> == | ||
<div> 1: | <div> '''1: κεράμιον ''' (Strong'S #2765 Noun Neuter keramion ker-am'-ee-on ) </div> <p> "an earthen vessel" (keramos, "potter's clay"), "a jar" or "jug," occurs in Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10 . </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53424" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53424" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> [[Pitcher]] </strong> . The earthenware jar (cf. Lamentations 4:2 ‘earthen pitchers’) in which in all ages the women and maidens of [[Palestine]] have drawn and carried the water from the village well ( [[Genesis]] 24:14 ff.). In wealthy households this task was performed by a slave or other menial ( Mark 14:13 , Luke 22:10 ). For illustrations of water-jars found in ancient cisterns, see Macalister, <em> Bible Sidelights </em> , etc., fig. 22, and the works cited under House, [[§]] <strong> 9 </strong> . </p> <p> [[A.]] [[R.]] [[S.]] Kennedy. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_157693" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_157693" /> == | ||
<p> (1): | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] sort of crowbar for digging. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) [[A]] tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman. </p> | ||
== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61965" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_61965" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> [[Pitch'Er,]] n. </p> 1. An earthen vessel with a spout for pouring out liquors. This is its present signification. It seems formerly to have signified a water pot, jug or jar with ears. 2. An instrument for piercing the ground. | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33182" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_33182" /> == | ||
Genesis 24:15-20 Judges 7:16,19 Mark 14:13 | |||
== Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37134" /> == | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_37134" /> == | ||
<p> Women's water jars with one or two handles, carried on the shoulder (Genesis 24:15-20). </p> | <p> Women's water jars with one or two handles, carried on the shoulder ( Genesis 24:15-20). </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43010" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_43010" /> == | ||
Ecclesiastes 12: | Ecclesiastes 12:6 Lamentations 4:2 | ||
== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7031" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_7031" /> == | ||
<p> ''''' pich´ẽr ''''' ( כּד , <i> ''''' kadh ''''' </i> ; κεράμιον , <i> ''''' kerámion ''''' </i> ): The word is found chiefly in the Old [[Testament]] in the story of [[Rebekah]] in | <p> ''''' pich´ẽr ''''' ( כּד , <i> ''''' kadh ''''' </i> ; κεράμιον , <i> ''''' kerámion ''''' </i> ): The word is found chiefly in the Old [[Testament]] in the story of [[Rebekah]] in Genesis 24:13 ff; but Gideon's men also had their lamps in pitchers ( Judges 7:16 , Judges 7:19 ). Ecclesiastes speaks of the pitcher broken at the fountain ( Ecclesiastes 12:6 ). The single use in the New Testament is in Mark 14:13 parallel Luke 22:10 . The pitcher was an earthenware vessel (compare Lamentations 4:2 , <i> '''''nēbhel''''' </i> ), with one or two handles, used for carrying water, and commonly borne upon the head or shoulder (compare Gen 24). </p> | ||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55906" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_55906" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pitcher'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pitcher.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Revision as of 23:13, 12 October 2021
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [1]
Pitcher ( κεράμιον).—An earthenware jar with one or two handles, used chiefly by women for carrying water ( Genesis 24:15, Judges 7:16, כֵּד; Revised Version Nt 1881, Ot 1885 and Authorized Version ‘pitcher’). The only occurrence of the word in the Gospels is in Mark 14:13 || Luke 22:10, in the directions given by our Lord for securing a room for the Paschal meal. It has been alleged ( Speak. Com . Luke 22:10 note) that the sign of the pitcher was not so accidental as it appears. ‘According to Jewish usage, on the evening of the 13th [of the month Nisan], before the stars appeared in heaven, every father of a family was to go to the well to draw pure water, with which the unleavened bread was kneaded. It was a real rite which they performed.…’ But apart altogether from the chronological inaccuracy,—the disciples must have entered Jerusalem early in the day ( Mark 14:17, Matthew 26:20),—this statement is not confirmed by Mark 14:14 and Luke 22:11, from which it may be inferred that the head of the house, who has been identified in turn with John Mark, Joseph of Arimathaea, and Nicodemus, is not the bearer of the pitcher.
There is, however, presumptive evidence that the pitcher was being used in the preparation of the unleavened bread, the making of which, together with the putting away of leaven from the houses, was part of the work in which many hundreds in Jerusalem (Josephus Bj vi. ix. 3) must have been employed on that day; but the demand for water for ordinary purposes alone will suggest the inference that in a city whose population was so enormously increased, the pitcher borne by this slave could pot be distinctive.
Whatever the probability of recognizing or of not recognizing the sign, the most important feature of the whole incident remains unaffected. For all time the pitcher will be a sign not of the need for secrecy and sealed orders, nor even of the prescience of Christ, though that is abundantly proved, but rather of the faith of the two disciples. Here also is presented a beautiful illustration of the co-operation of the human will with the Divine, the overruling of common events for Divine ends, a demonstration of the power that is laid under service to faith. Blessing in the ordinary affairs of life, as in the greatest crises of the soul, is attainable only by implicit and unquestioning confidence in the Master mind.
Literature.—Art. ‘Pitcher’ in Hasting's Dictionary of the Bible; S. Cox, Expositions , iv. 321; the Commentaries on the Gospels, ad locc .; the various Lives of Christ .
Alex. A. Duncan.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [2]
Pitcher. This word is used in the Authorized Version to denote the earthen water-jars or pitchers with one or two handles, used chiefly by women for carrying water, as in the story of Rebekah. Genesis 24:15-20, but see Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10.
This mode of carrying has been, and still is, customary the East and elsewhere. The vessels used for the purpose are generally borne on the head or the shoulder. The Bedouin women commonly use skin bottles. Such was the "bottle," carried by Hagar. Genesis 21:14. The same word is used of the pitchers employed by Gideon's three hundred men. Judges 7:16.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [3]
Judges 7:16 (c) Probably this represents the personal plans and purposes of a human soul. These must be laid aside or broken in order that the light of God may shine out freely to those around. Selfishness, self-seeking and greed effectually hide the light of God from others.
Ecclesiastes 12:6 (c) It may be that this is a symbol of the heart of an aged person which at one time beat strong and firm but now fails in its task.
Lamentations 4:2 (b) Israel should have been a golden viol full of the precious promises of God, and rich in the experiences of GOD's grace. Instead of that they are compared to clay, which has little value, is easily broken, and contains nothing of value.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [4]
"an earthen vessel" (keramos, "potter's clay"), "a jar" or "jug," occurs in Mark 14:13; Luke 22:10 .
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
Pitcher . The earthenware jar (cf. Lamentations 4:2 ‘earthen pitchers’) in which in all ages the women and maidens of Palestine have drawn and carried the water from the village well ( Genesis 24:14 ff.). In wealthy households this task was performed by a slave or other menial ( Mark 14:13 , Luke 22:10 ). For illustrations of water-jars found in ancient cisterns, see Macalister, Bible Sidelights , etc., fig. 22, and the works cited under House, § 9 .
Webster's Dictionary [6]
(1): ( n.) A sort of crowbar for digging.
(2): ( n.) A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle.
(3): ( n.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants.
(4): ( n.) One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.; specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball to the batsman.
King James Dictionary [7]
Pitch'Er, n.
1. An earthen vessel with a spout for pouring out liquors. This is its present signification. It seems formerly to have signified a water pot, jug or jar with ears. 2. An instrument for piercing the ground.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [8]
Genesis 24:15-20 Judges 7:16,19 Mark 14:13
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [9]
Women's water jars with one or two handles, carried on the shoulder ( Genesis 24:15-20).
Holman Bible Dictionary [10]
Ecclesiastes 12:6 Lamentations 4:2
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [11]
pich´ẽr ( כּד , kadh ; κεράμιον , kerámion ): The word is found chiefly in the Old Testament in the story of Rebekah in Genesis 24:13 ff; but Gideon's men also had their lamps in pitchers ( Judges 7:16 , Judges 7:19 ). Ecclesiastes speaks of the pitcher broken at the fountain ( Ecclesiastes 12:6 ). The single use in the New Testament is in Mark 14:13 parallel Luke 22:10 . The pitcher was an earthenware vessel (compare Lamentations 4:2 , nēbhel ), with one or two handles, used for carrying water, and commonly borne upon the head or shoulder (compare Gen 24).
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [12]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Pitcher'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/p/pitcher.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
References
- ↑ Pitcher from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Pitcher from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Pitcher from Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
- ↑ Pitcher from Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words
- ↑ Pitcher from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Pitcher from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Pitcher from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Pitcher from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Pitcher from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Pitcher from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Pitcher from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- ↑ Pitcher from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
