στάμν-ος,ὁ, alsoἡ
Hermipp. 82.7 , Eratosth. ap. Ath. 11.499e , Ep.Hebr. 9.4 :—
A. earthen jarorbottle for racking off wine(cf.κατασταμνίζω), Ar. Pl. 545 , Fr. 531 , Hermipp. l.c., D. 35.32 : generally,jar, Hp. Epid. 7.89 ; ς. μέλιτος
LXX 3 Ki. 12.24h
;ς. χρυσῆ ἔχουσα τὸ μάννα Ep.Hebr.l.c.; used to keep money in, IG 11(2).287
A 76 (Delos,iii B.C.), PTeb. 46.35
(ii B.C.); as a ballot-box, Jahresh. 23
Beibl. 75 (Pygela,iv/iii B.C.); as a measure, τοῦ ἐλαίου
SIG 900.27
(Panamara,iv A.D.):ἀμφορέα: τὸν δίωτον στάμνον, Ἀττικῶς, στάμνον, Ἑλληνικῶς, Moer. p.44 P.