ὑδρία
hydria · water jar
Greek word · Strong’s number G5201 · appears 3 times in the Bible
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hydria (ὑδρία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “water jar”.
Large jar.
How to say it
hy·dri·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A large clay vessel for holding liquid.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- jars ×2
- water jar ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- John 2:6
Now there were six stone water jars standing there for the purification of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.
- John 2:7
Jesus says to them, “Fill the jars with water.” And they filled them up to the brim.
- John 4:28
So the woman left her water jar and went away into the town and says to the people,