lebes

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An ancient Greek bronze bowl used for cooking or religious ceremonies

noun
/ˈlɛbɪs/

Archaic

: lebes

The museum's collection includes a rare lebes dating back to the 6th century BCE.

Examples

A beautifully decorated lebes was used during the religious ceremony in ancient Greece.
The archaeologist carefully examined the bronze lebes found at the ancient site.
The archaeologists discovered a lebes in the ancient ruins.
Many lebeses were found at the excavation site.
The archaeologist carefully examined the bronze lebes found at the ancient site.
A beautifully decorated lebes was used during the religious ceremony in ancient Greece.
The museum's collection includes a rare lebes dating back to the 6th century BCE.

Synonyms

pot

vslebes

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A round container used for cooking or holding plants

is more specific, tied to ancient Greek use and ritual or cooking

bowl

vslebes

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A round deep dish with an open top used to hold food or liquid

is metal and ritual or cooking vessel rather than ordinary dish

cauldron

vslebes

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A large metal pot for boiling liquids over an open fire

is also used for ritual and as a bowl rather than only boiling

krater

vslebes

Specialized

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A large ancient Greek bowl used to mix wine and water at parties

is broader and used for cooking or ritual as well as mixing wine

olla

vslebes

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A clay cooking pot used for making soups and stews

is metal and ancient Greek and used for ritual as well as cooking

How Large

vat

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cauldron

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lebes

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bowl

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cup

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Surface Forms

lebes singular

lebeses plural

Etymology

The word lebes comes from the ancient Greek word λέβης, which meant a large bronze 'cauldron' or 'kettle' used for cooking and religious ceremonies. Imagine a heavy metal bowl standing over a fire, and you can see why a lebes refers to that kind of ancient cooking or ritual pot.