ἀμφιφορεύς
amphiphoreus
large jar
Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ἀμφιφορεύς, gen. έως, Ep. ῆος, ὁ: (φέρω, φορέω):—A. large jar or pitcher with two handles, of gold, Il. 23.92, Od. 24.74; of stone, 13.105; for wine, 2.290, etc.; for oil, 155.4: used as cinerary urn, Il. l.c. II. = μετρητής, 374. (The later form was ἀμφορεύς, q.v.)
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