σπυρίς spyrís
Meaning
a hamper or lunch-receptacle
In the King James Version: basket
Derivation: from G4687 (σπείρω) (as woven);
Where it is used
- Matthew 15:37 They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- Matthew 16:10 Or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many basketfuls you gathered?
- Mark 8:8 The people ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.
- Mark 8:20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of broken pieces did you collect?” “Seven,” they said.
- Acts 9:25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.