diota
diota, a twohandled vessel, wine-jar
dĭōta, ae, f., = διώτη,
- a two-handled vessel, a wine-jar, Hor. C. 1, 9, 8.
diōta, ae, f. (διώτη), ein zweihenkeliges Weingefäß, ein Henkelkrug, Hor. carm. 1, 9, 8. Isid. 16, 26, 13 (wo nach Zangemeister diota dicitur zu lesen). Vgl. Gloss. ›diota, ἀμφόριον, οἰνοφόριον‹.
dyota, vas vinarium
dĭōta, (16) æ, f. (διώτη), vase à deux anses : Hor. O. 1, 9, 8.
diōta ae, f, = * διώτη
- two-eared, a twohandled vessel, wine-jar,H.
DIOTA
DIO´TA(δίωτος), a vessel with two ears (ὦτα) or handles, is generally used as synonymous with amphora, though it may signify any two-handled vessel. (Plat. Hipp. Maj. p. 288 D; Athen. 11. p. 473 c; Hor. Carm. 1.9, 8.) Annexed is the figure of a diota of the earliest style; for its ordinary shape, see AMPHORA
[W.S]Diōta
(δίωτος). A vessel with two “ears” (ὦτα) or handles, and often used as synonymous with amphora, though equally applicable to any vessel with two handles. See amphora.