πήραpḗra
a wallet or leather pouch for food
Greek (New Testament) · G4082
Meanings
a leathern pouch for victuals, etc., a wallet: Matthew 10:10, Mark 6:8, Luke 9:3, Luke 10:4, Luke 22:35, Luke 22:36.
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 10:10 Don’t carry a traveler’s bag with a change of clothes and sandals or even a walking stick. Don’t hesitate to accept hospitality, because those who work deserve to be fed.
- Mark 6:8 He told them to take nothing for their journey except a walking stick—no food, no traveler’s bag, no money.
- Luke 9:3 “Take nothing for your journey,” he instructed them. “Don’t take a walking stick, a traveler’s bag, food, money, or even a change of clothes.
- Luke 10:4 Don’t take any money with you, nor a traveler’s bag, nor an extra pair of sandals. And don’t stop to greet anyone on the road.
- Luke 22:35 Then Jesus asked them, “When I sent you out to preach the Good News and you did not have money, a traveler’s bag, or an extra pair of sandals, did you need anything?” “No,” they replied.
- Luke 22:36 “But now,” he said, “take your money and a traveler’s bag. And if you don’t have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one!
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.