hudria denotes a container standing ready to be filled or left behind in the scenes recorded in John.

The term denotes a container in the supplied narratives: plural containers stand in readiness and are filled in John 2:6 and John 2:7, while a woman leaves a singular one behind in John 4:28.

1. A container present, filled, or left behind · dominant

   In John 2:6, the nominative plural form identifies six stone containers standing there; in John 2:7, the accusative plural is the object of the command to fill them with water. In John 4:28, the accusative singular is the item the woman leaves before going into the city; the APB renders these clauses with “water jars” and “jar.”

   John 2:6John 2:7John 4:28

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the plural forms in John 2:6 and John 2:7 as “water jars” and “jars,” and the singular form in John 4:28 as “jar.” These renderings confirm the scenes rather than establish finer distinctions.