Plate

A flat dish for prepared food.

Platter
Platter (Gary Todd, Israel Museum, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons) Plate, platter

About Plate

The plate was a flat dish on which food was eaten or served. It was normally made of baked clay, but the dishes of royalty and rich people could be made of precious metals.

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Key References

Matthew 23:25

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Mark 6:28

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

Luke 11:39

Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

All Scripture References (6)

Matthew (3)
Matthew 14:8

Prompted by her mother, she said, “Give me here on a platter the head of John the Baptist.”

Matthew 14:11

John’s head was brought in on a platter and presented to the girl, who carried it to her mother.

Matthew 23:25

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

Mark (2)
Mark 6:25

At once the girl hurried back to the king with her request: “I want you to give me the head of John the Baptist on a platter immediately.”

Mark 6:28

The man brought John’s head on a platter and presented it to the girl, who gave it to her mother.

Luke (1)
Luke 11:39

Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.