International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Draught

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia: Draught


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draft (ἀφεδρών, aphedrō̇n; ; ): “Closet,” “sink” or “privy” (Rheims), literally, “place for sitting apart” (compare , “draught-house,” and Mishna “water-house”). According to the Mishna, Jehu turned the temple of Baal in Samaria into public latrines, “waterhouses.” Mark adds here () that by this saying Jesus cleansed all articles of food, i.e., declared them to be clean.