"a sextarius, a Roman measure, containing about one pint English; in NT used for a small vessel, cup, pot, Mk. 7:4*"
Definition and meaning
a sextarius, a Roman measure, containing about one pint English; in NT used for a small vessel, cup, pot, Mk. 7:4*
In the original Greek the word is written: χέστης
Historical context
The Gospel of Mark moves urgently — the word "immediately" appears over 40 times. It was written for a Roman audience familiar with power and action. Jesus is portrayed as a man who acts, heals, and commands authority that the Roman world had never seen from a Jewish teacher.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of xestes (G3582) across the King James Bible.
And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.
For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
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Common questions
Strong's G3582 (xestes) is a Greek word that means: a sextarius, a Roman measure, containing about one pint English; in NT used for a small vessel, cup, pot, Mk. 7:4* It appears 2 times in the King James Bible.
The word xestes (G3582) appears 2 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G3582 is xestes, a Greek word defined as: a sextarius, a Roman measure, containing about one pint English; in NT used for a small vessel, cup, pot, Mk. 7:4*. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
xestes is a Greek word found in the New Testament.