στάμν-ος, ὁ,
also ἡ [[ 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus 82.7, 3rd c.BC: Eratosthenes Epicus cited in 2nd c.AD: Athenaeus Epigrammaticus 11.499e, NT.Heb.9.4 ] NT+5th c.BC+]:— earthen jar or bottle for racking off wine (compare κατασταμνίζω), [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Plutus” 545, “fragment” 531, 5th c.BC: Hermippus Comicus [same place], 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 35.32 ] Refs 5th c.BC+]: generally, jar, [[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “ἐπιδημίαι” 7.89; σ. μέλιτος LXX.1Ki.12.24h ] LXX+5th c.BC+]; σ. χρυσῆ ἔχουσα τὸ μάννα [[ [same place=NT.Heb.9.4] ] NT]; used to keep money in, [[ “IG” 11(2).287 A 76 (Delos, 3rd c.BC), “PTeb.” 46.35 (2nd c.BC)] Refs 3rd c.BC+]; as a ballot-box, [[ “Jahresh.” 23 “Beibl.” 75 (Pygela, 4th-3rd c.BC)] Refs 4th c.BC+]; as a measure, τοῦ ἐλαίου [[ “SIG” 900.27 (Panamara, 4th c.AD): ἀμφορέα· τὸν δίωτον στάμνον, Ἀττικῶς, στάμνον, Ἑλληνικῶς, 2nd c.AD: Moeris Grammaticus p.44 P. ] Refs 2nd c.AD+]