ὑπολήνιον,
ὑποληνιου,
τό (i. e.
τό ὑπό τήν ληνόν, cf.
τό ὑποζύγιον),
a vessel placed under a press (and in the Orient usually sunk in the earth)
to receive the expressed juice of the grapes, a pit: (
ὤρυξεν ὑπολήνιον;
R. V. he digged a pit for the winepress),
Mark 12:1; see
ληνός (and
B. D. under the word Winepress). (Demiopr. quoted in
Pollux 10 (29), 130;
Geoponica; the
Sept. for
יֶקֶב,
Isaiah 16:10
Joel 3:13 (
Joel 4:18);
Haggai 2:16;
Zechariah 14:10,
Alex.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Isaiah
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16:10
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Joel
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3:13
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Haggai
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2:16
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Zechariah
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14:10
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Mark
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12:1