σπυρίς (L WH σφυρίς, which see), σπυριδος, ἡ (allied to σπεῖρα, which see; hence, something wound, twisted, or folded together), a reed basket (i. e. a plaited basket, a lunch basket, hamper; cf. B. D., under the word ): Mat_15:37; Mat_16:10; Mar_8:8; Mar_8:20; Act_9:25. (Herodotus, Theophrastus, Apollod., Alciphron 3, epistle 56; others). See σφυρίς. STRONGS NT 4711: σφυρίςσφυρίς, equivalent to σπυρίς, which see (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 113; Curtius, p. 503; (Stephanus' Thesaurus, see under the words)), Lachmann in Mat_16:10 and Mar_8:8; WH uniformly (see their Appendix, p. 148).

σπυρίς spyris 5x also spelled σφυρίς , a basket, handbasket for provision, Mat_15:37 ; Mat_16:10 ; Mar_8:8 ; Mar_8:20 ; Act_9:25

* σφυρίς ( T , Rec. σπυρίς , v. WH , App ., 148; 131., § 6, 7), -ίδος , ἡ , a flexible mat- basket for carrying provisions: Mat_15:37 ; Mat_16:10 , Mar_8:8 ; Mar_8:20 Act_9:25 ( see κόφινος ).† σπυρίς , see σφυρίς .

σπυρίς / σφυρίς [pages 586, 618] σφυρίς , a basket, a creel. Though LS 8 pronounce σφυρίς an Attic spelling for σπυρίς , it is the regular form in the papyri as in the NT ( Mat_15:37 ; Mat_16:10 , Mar_8:8 ; Mar_8:20 , Act_9:25 ) : cf. Mayser Gr . i. p. 173, Crφnert Mem. Herc . p. 85 n. .3 . See e.g. P Cairo Zen I. 59013 .12 (B.C. 259) κόκκωνος σφυρίδες δ̄ , Ostr 1152 .3 (Ptol./Rom.) δύο σφυρίδων τῆς πίσση (ς ), P Ryl II. 127 .34 (A.D. 29) σφυρὶς ἐν ᾗ ἄρτο̣(ι ) ν̄ , a basket in which were fifty loaves, P Oxy I. 116 .19 (ii/A.D.) σφυρίδα φοίνικος καλοῦ , a basket of good dates, ib . IV. 741 .3 (ii/A.D.) σφυρὶς διπλῆ καρύων ᾱ , 1 double basket of nuts, ib . VII. 1070 .31 (iii/A.D.) τραγη [μ ]άτων ( sweetmeats ) σφυρίδαν μεστὴν μίαν , and P Lond 1171 .13 (B.C. 8) (= III. p. 178) σφυρίδων (ἀργυρίου δραχμὰς ) η̄ . For σπυρίς we can only cite P Par 62 v. 18 ( c . B.C. 170) τιμὴν σπυρίδων . For the dim. σφυρίδιον see P Oxy X. 1293 .30 (A.D. 117 38) σφυρίδια δύο ἐσφρα (γισμένα ), cf. .39 , P Tebt II. 414 .19 (ii/A.D.) τὸ σφυρίδιν ( l . σφυρίδιον ) μετὰ τῶν ἐνόντων κάτω , the little basket with its contents at the bottom (Edd.), P Oxy VI. 936 .15 (iii/A.D.) σφυρίδιον Κανωπικὸν ὅπ̣ου ζεύγη ἄρτων δ̄ , a Canopic basket with 4 pairs of loaves, and ib . X. 1297 .6 (iv/A.D.) σφυρίδια τέσ <σαρα >. It should be noted that in a fragmentary papyrus leaf as published by Mahaffy in P Petr II. p. 33 and amended ib . III. 72( c ) .4 (= p. 202) we find σπυρίτων (= σπυρίδων ) for σπυριδίου . See also the form σφυρίον in P Oxy XIV. 1658 .6 (iv/A.D.) μεικρὸν σφυρίον .

σπυρίς σπυ^ρίς, ίδος, ἡ, "a large basket, a creel" (v. κόφινος), Hdt. , Ar. , etc. [Etym: deriv. uncertain]

σφυρίς (T, Rec. σπυρίς, see WH, App., 148; 131., § 6, 7), -ίδος, ἡ, a flexible mat-basket for carrying provisions: Mat.15:37 16:10, Mrk.8:8, 20 Act.9:25 (see: κόφινος).† (AS)