λέβης
λέβης
λέβης, ητος,
λείβω
a kettle or caldron of copper, Hom., etc.
a basin in which the purifying water (χέρνιψ) was handed to the guests before meals, Od.; also a pan for washing the feet, Od.: a bath, Aesch.
a cymbal, Hdt.
a cinerary urn, Aesch., Soph.:—generally, a casket, Soph.