Pinax denotes a serving dish, shown holding John the Baptist’s head and named beside a cup’s exterior.

The attested use is a physical serving dish: four verses place John the Baptist’s head on it or request it on one, while Luke 11:39 names its outside alongside that of a cup.

1. A serving dish for presentation or cleaning · dominant

   The dative singular form occurs in requests for, and the delivery of, John the Baptist’s head: in Mark 6:25 and Matthew 14:8 the APB renders the request as being made “on a platter,” and in Mark 6:28 and Matthew 14:11 it renders the head as brought “on a platter.” In Luke 11:39, the genitive singular form names the outside of this vessel alongside the outside of a cup, which the APB renders as “the platter.”

   Mark 6:25Mark 6:28Matthew 14:11Matthew 14:8Luke 11:39

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across all five verses, the APB presents the vessel as “a platter” or “the platter.” This reflects the clauses’ presentation rather than a precise lexical mapping.