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Headword:
Λέβης
Adler number: lambda,219
Translated headword: cauldron, basin
Vetting Status: low
Translation: A vessel for cooking.
It is also called a jar [
kados]. In the Holy Scripture the cauldron is set up in application to punishment. And
Ezekiel called
Jerusalem a cauldron, those dwelling in [it] flesh, the Babylonian a fire, and the necessary sustenance a broth; once he has left it the flesh was burned up completely.[1]
Λέβης: σκεῦος μαγειρικόν. λέγεται δὲ καὶ κάδος. παρὰ δὲ τῇ θείᾳ γραφῇ ὁ λέβης ἐπὶ τιμωρίᾳ κεῖται. καὶ Ἰεζεκιὴλ λέβητα ἐκάλεσε τὴν Ἱερουσαλήμ, κρέα δὲ τοὺς ἐνοικοῦντας, πῦρ δὲ τὸν Βαβυλώνιον, ζωμὸν δὲ τὴν ἀναγκαίαν τροφήν, οὗ ἐπιλελοιπότος κατεκαίετο τὰ κρέα.
Note:
[1] Theodoret (PG 80, 1321a) on Psalm 59:10 LXX.
Keywords: Christianity; definition; food; geography; history; imagery; religion
Translated by: Bobbiejo Winfrey on 25 July 2003@09:19:25.
Vetted by:David Whitehead (modified translation; added note and keywords; cosmetics) on 28 July 2003@04:49:15.
David Whitehead (more keywords) on 27 March 2011@08:07:23.
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