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plat´ẽr : (1) קערה , ḳe‛ārāh , "a deep dish" ( Numbers 7:13 f, 84, 85). In the King James Version and the English Revised Version "charger," the American Standard Revised Version "platter" (compare Exodus 25:29; Exodus 37:16 ); the Septuagint τρύβλιον , trúblion , and in the New Testament rendered "dish" (Matthew 26:23; Mark 14:20 ). In Ezra 1:9 , the American Standard Revised Version אגרטל , 'ăgharṭāl , rendered "platter," the King James Version and the English Revised Version "chargers"; probably a deep dish or basin used in sacrificial slaughter. (2) παροψίς , paropsı́s , originally a side dish, for relishes, entrees, but of dishes for food, in general, especially meats, fish, etc., used with ποτήριον , potḗrion , "cup" or "drinking vessel" (Matthew 23:25 f); also πίναξ , pı́nax , originally a large wooden dish or plate (Luke 11:39 ); rendered "charger" in Matthew 14:8 , Matthew 14:11 the King James Version, and Mark 6:25 , Mark 6:28 the King James Version and the English Revised Version.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Platter'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/p/platter.html. 1915.
