What does σπυρίς (spyrís) mean in the Bible?
σπυρίς (spyrís): Large woven basket for provisions, distinct from κόφινος (smaller, stiffer container for bread).
Greek · G4711
σπυρίς
A hamper or lunch-receptacle
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σπυρίς G4711
Pronunciation spyrís
What does σπυρίς (spyrís) mean in the Bible?
σπυρίς (spyrís): Large woven basket for provisions, distinct from κόφινος (smaller, stiffer container for bread).
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G4711?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include basketfuls (4), a basket (1).
Where does σπυρίς (spyrís) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 15:37. Its strongest book concentrations include Mark (2), Matthew (2), Acts (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It basketfuls 4× Matthew 15:37, Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:8, Mark 8:20
a basket 1× Acts 9:25
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 15:37 σπυρίδας to basketfuls Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Matthew 16:10 σπυρίδας to basketfuls Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Mark 8:8 σπυρίδας to basketfuls Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Mark 8:20 σπυρίδων to basketfuls Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural Acts 9:25 σπυρίδι to a basket Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 15:37
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 3
Matthew 2 Mark 2 Acts 1
Source forms
σπυρίδας 3x spyridas Matthew 15:37, Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:8
σπυρίδι 1x spyridi Acts 9:25
σπυρίδων 1x spyridōn Mark 8:20
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 3x Matthew 15:37, Matthew 16:10, Mark 8:8
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Acts 9:25
Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural 1x Mark 8:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Large woven basket for provisions, distinct from κόφινος (smaller, stiffer container for bread).
Strong's G4711
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Mark 8:1–10 Source Gloss
a hamper or lunch-receptacle
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 15:37 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
σπυρίδας spuridav
a plaited basket
Read verse Matthew 16:10 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
σπυρίδας spuridav
a plaited basket
Read verse Mark 8:8 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
σπυρίδας. spuridav
a plaited basket
Read verse Mark 8:20 Noun Genitive Plural Feminine
σπυρίδων spuridwn
a plaited basket
Read verse Acts 9:25 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
σπυρίδι. spuridi
a plaited basket
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 3 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 3 Aligned forms 5 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Plural (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Genitive · Plural · Feminine Mark 8:20 1×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Acts 9:25 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Matt 15:37 · Matt 16:10 · Mark 8:8 3×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Additional Occurrences
Mark 8:1–10 σπυρίς spyrís
large basket
New Testament Witnesses
large basket
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
σπυρίς is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
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Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain