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ἀγγεῖον

ἀγγεῖον, vessel, reservoir

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ἀγγεῖα neuter nominative plural, neuter vocative plural, neuter accusative plural of ἀγγεῖον

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ἀγγεῖον, Ion. ἀγγήιον, τό,
  • vessel for holding liquid or dry substances (τοῦτο . . ξηροῖς καὶ ὑγροῖς . . ἐργασθέν, ἀγγεῖον ὃ δὴ μιᾷ κλήσει προσφθεγγόμεθα Pl. Plt. 287e); of metal, ἀργύρεα ἀ. silver jars or vases for water, Hdt. 1.188; ἀργυρᾶ καὶ χαλκᾶ ἀ. Plu. QConv. 2.695b; ἐν ἀ. χαλκῷ mortar, Thphr. Lap. 60; ξύλινα ἀ. tubs, Hdt. 4.2; vessels for holding money, in a treasury, Id. 2.121.βʹ; for masons’ use, Th. 4.4; ὀστράκινα ἀ. Hp. Mul. 2.193, LXX La. 4.2; pails or buckets used by firemen, Plu. Rom. 20; sacks of leather, θύλακοι καὶ ἄλλα ἀ. X. An. 6.4.23; τὰς ῥαφὰς τῶν ἀ. Plu. Lys. 16; for corn, LXX Ge. 42.25; for wine, LXX 1 Ki. 25.18; for bread, 1 Ki. 9.7; box for petitions, PTaur. I ii 6 (ii B. C.), etc.
      • 2 receptacle, reservoir, X. Oec. 9.2, Pl. Lg. 845e; bed of the sea, Pl. Criti. 111a.
      • 3 coffin, sarcophagus, IG 12(2).494 (Lesbos), BSA 17.227 (Pamphyl.), etc.
    • II of the human or animal body, vessel, cavity, Hp. Morb. 4.37, Arist. HA 521b6, PA 680b33; of the veins, Id. HA 511b17, al.; the lungs, Id. GA 787b3; the female breast, Id. PA 692a12; afterbirth, Sor. 2.57; of plants, capsule, Thphr. HP 1.11.1:—later, the body itself, M.Ant. 3.3, cf. Secund. Sent. 7.

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