ἀγγεῖον, Ion.
ἀγγειο-ήιον,τό,
A. vesselfor holding liquid or dry substances ( τοῦτο . . ξηροῖς καὶ ὑγροῖς . . ἐργασθέν, ἀγγεῖον ὃ δὴ μιᾶ̔ κλήσει προσφθεγγόμεθα
Pl. Plt. 287e
); of metal,ἀργύρεα ἀ.silverjarsorvasesfor water, Hdt. 1.188 ; ἀργυρᾶ καὶ χαλκᾶ ἀ.
Plu. 2.695b
;ἐν ἀ. χαλκψ͂ mortar, Thphr. Lap. 60 ;ξύλινα ἀ.tubs, Hdt. 4.2 ;vesselsfor holding money, in a treasury, Id. 2.121 .β'; for masons' use, Th. 4.4 ;ὀστράκινα ἀ. Hp. Mul. 2.193 , LXX La. 4.2 ;pailsorbucketsused by firemen, Plu. Rom. 20 ;sacksof leather, θύλακοι καὶ ἄλλα ἀ.
X. An. 6.4.23
; τὰς ῥαφὰς τῶν ἀ.
Plu. Lys. 16
; for corn, LXX Ge. 42.25 ; for wine, LXX I Ki. 25.18 ; for bread, I Ki. 9.7 ;boxfor petitions,PTaur.I ii 6
(ii B. C.), etc.
2. receptacle, reservoir, X. Oec. 9.2 , Pl. Lg. 845e ;bedof the sea, Pl. Criti. 111a .