Dictionary entry

ὑδρία

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ὑδρία, -ας, ἠ

(< ὕδωρ), [in LXX for כַּד;]

1. prop., a water-pot or jar: Jo 2:6, 7 4:28.

2. More freq. in Attic = ἄγγος, a pot, urn or jar of any kind, as for holding wine, coins, etc. (v. Rutherford, NPhr., 23; MM, xxv).†