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ἄντλημα
antlēma
G0502
G:N-N Greek

bucket

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Antlema denotes the vessel lacking at a deep well in John 4:11.

The term refers to a vessel needed in the setting of drawing water from a deep well, where its absence is explicitly noted in John 4:11.

Senses in use

  1. Vessel for drawing from a well · dominant

    In John 4:11, the accusative singular neuter form occurs in the woman's statement that the addressee lacks the needed vessel while the well is deep; the APB renders the clause, "you have no bucket, and the well is deep."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In John 4:11, the APB presents the term with "bucket" in the clause about a deep well.

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