σπῠρίς, ίδος, ;
also σφυρίς, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἄρθρων ἐμβολῆς” 78 ] Refs 5th c.BC+] (variant{σπυρίς}), [[ “IG” 11 (2). 287 A 43 (Delos, 3rd c.BC), “PCair.Zen.” 754.15 (3rd c.BC), “PTeb.” 796.7 (2nd c.BC), “IG” 12(5).663.15, +others (Syros, 2nd c.AD), “Sammelb.” 4425 iii 9 (2nd c.AD), variant in NT.Matt.15.37, +others] NT+3rd c.BC+]:—large basket, creel, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.16, 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Pax” 1005, “Frr.” 415,545, 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 34, NT.Matt.15.37, etc.; σ. σίτων “PTeb.” [same place] ] NT+5th c.BC+]; used for transport of money, [[ “UPZ” 112v18 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 2nd c.BC+]; ταῖς φιάλαις [[ “IG” 11(2) [prev. cited] ] Refs]
__2 used to translate the Latin sportula, σπυρίσι δειπνίσαι [[ 2nd c.AD: Arrianus Historicus “Epicteti Dissertationes” 4.10.21 ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]; τὸ ἀπὸ σπυρίδος δεῖπνον, cena e sportula, [[ 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 8.365a; σφυρίδος δηνάρια πέντε “IG” 12(5) [same place] ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]