Cup

A container used for drinking liquids; the size can vary.

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Cup

About Cup

The word may refer to the container or to what it holds. It can be used literally or figuratively.

1. A small drinking container made of different materials (leather, metal, or pottery) and in different sizes and designs.

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Form, use in ancient daily life, and how translators render the term.

Key References

Matthew 26:27

Then He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you.

1 Corinthians 11:25

In the same way, after supper He took the cup, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Revelation 17:4

The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her sexual immorality.

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Judges 5:25

He asked for water, and she gave him milk. In a magnificent bowl she brought him curds.

Judges 6:38

And that is what happened. When Gideon arose the next morning, he squeezed the fleece and wrung out the dew—a bowlful of water.