Lexicon
ἀγγεῖον
angeion
G0030
G:N-N Greek

jar

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Angeion refers to containers used to carry oil alongside lamps in Matthew 25:4.

The attested use presents angeion as containers holding olive oil and carried with lamps in Matthew 25:4.

Senses in use

  1. Containers carried with oil and lamps · dominant

    In Matthew 25:4, the dative plural form occurs in the clause describing the thoughtful persons taking olive oil in containers along with their lamps; the APB renders the verse, “The thoughtful, however, took olive oil in jars along with their lamps.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Matthew 25:4, the APB presents the containers as “jars” holding olive oil alongside lamps. This rendering is confirmed by the clause rather than treated as an exact lexical equivalent.

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