Quick Definition
σορός, οῦ, ἡ n.f. a bier, an open coffin
Strong's Definition
probably akin to the base of 4987; a funereal receptacle (urn, coffin), i.e. (by analogy) a bier
KJV Usage: bier
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -οῦ
6.109 · Artifacts · Furniture
bier a stretcher or plank used for carrying a corpse to a place of burial
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
σορός, -οὔ, ἡ, an urn or receptacle for keeping the bones of the dead (Hom. II. 23,91); @ coffin (Gen. 1. 26; Hdt. 1, 68; 2,78; Arstph., Aeschin., Plut., al.) ; the funeralcouch or bier on which the Jews carried their dead forth to burial [see B. D. Am. ed. s. v. Coffin; Edersheim, Jesus the Messiah, i. 555 sq.]: Lk. vii. 14.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
σορός soros 1x
a coffer; an urn for receiving the ashes of the dead; a coffin; in NT a bier, Lk. 7:14*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
σορός, -οῦ, ἡ
[in LXX: Ge 50:26 (אָרוֹן), Jb 21:32 A * ;]
a cinerary urn (Hom.);
a coffin (Hdt., i, 68, 3, al.): Lk 7:14.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
σορός (soros) — bier. σορός, ἡ, vessel for holding human remains, cinerary urn, ὣς δὲ καὶ ὀστέα νῶϊν ὁμὴ σ. ἀμφικαλύπτοι [Refs 8th c.BC+]; coffin, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of stone, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; bier, [NT+3rd c.AD+]
II. as nickname of an old man or woman, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
III. αἱ δημόσιαι σ. uncertain meaning in [Refs 4th c.AD+]