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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_85853" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_85853" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <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" /> == | == 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. | <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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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.
