Platter
πίναξStrong’s G4094pinax
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pinax is the Greek word usually translated “platter” and “dish”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“And she, being before instructed of her mother, said, Give me here John Baptist’s head in a charger.”
Meaning
Usually translated “platter” and “dish”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- a platter 4
- dish 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 2
- Mark 2
- Luke 1
3 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 14:11And his head was brought in a charger, and given to the damsel: and she brought it to her mother.
- Mark 6:25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
- Mark 6:28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
- Luke 11:39And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.
Greek dictionary
πίναξ pinax · platter
πίναξ, -ακος, ὁ [in LXX: 4Ma.17:7 R * ;] prop., a board, plank; hence, of various at wooden articles; (a) a tablet; (b) a disc, a dish: Mat.14:8, 11, Mrk.6:25, 28 Luk.11:39.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “platter” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PLAT'TER, noun
[from plate.]
A large shallow dish for holding the provisions of a table.
- One that plats or forms by weaving. [See Plat.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.