xestes (greek)

Code:

G3582

Original:

ξέστης, ου, ὁ

Word:

xestes

Pronunciation:

xes'-tace

Definition:

as if from xeo (properly, to smooth; by implication, (of friction) to boil or heat); a vessel (as fashioned or for cooking) (or perhaps by corruption from the Latin sextarius, the sixth of a modius, i.e. about a pint), i.e. (specially), a measure for liquids or solids, (by analogy, a pitcher):--pot.