σπυρίςspyrís
a hamper or lunch-receptacle
Greek (New Testament) · G4711
Meanings
a flexible mat-basket for carrying provisions: Matthew 15:37, Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:8, Mark 8:20, Acts 9:25 (see κόφινος).
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 15:37 They all ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.
- Matthew 16:10 Or the 4,000 I fed with seven loaves, and the large baskets of leftovers you picked up?
- Mark 8:8 They ate as much as they wanted. Afterward, the disciples picked up seven large baskets of leftover food.
- Mark 8:20 “And when I fed the 4,000 with seven loaves, how many large baskets of leftovers did you pick up?” “Seven,” they said.
- Acts 9:25 So during the night, some of the other believers lowered him in a large basket through an opening in the city wall.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.