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φιάλη

Alt. φιά^λη, ἡ,

1. "a broad, flat vessel, a bowl", used to boil liquids in, Il.; used as "a cinerary urn", id=Il.

2. after Hom. "a broad, flat bowl" for drinking or pouring libations, Lat. patera, Hdt., attic

Etym. deriv. uncertain