Lexical Definition

‎φιάλη‎ phiálē (fee-al'-ay) bowl G:N-F
of uncertain affinity

vial.

Usage: 5 forms in 46 verses

Abbott-Smith

φιάλη, -ης, ἡ [in LXX chiefly for מִזְרָק ;]
a shallow bowl (= Lat. patera), used for pouring libations, etc.: Re 5:8 15:7 16:1-17 17:1 21:9.†

Abbott-Smith References

Book Refs
Revelation 5:8 · 15:7 · 16:1 · 17:1 · 21:9

Liddell-Scott-Jones

φιάλη [], ,

bowl or pan used as a saucepan for boiling liquids, ἀμφίθετος φ. ἀπύρωτος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also used as a cinerary urn, [ὀστέα] ἐν χρυσεῃ φ. καὶ δίπλακι δημῷ θείομεν [Refs]

__2 after [Refs 8th c.BC+], broad, fiat bowl or saucer for drinking or pouring libations, φιάλας τε καὶ ἄλλα ἐκπώματα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; of gold, [NT+5th c.BC+]; of silver, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀργυρηλάτους χρυσέας τε φ. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; as a votive offering, [Refs 5th c.BC+], etc.; πίνειν ἐκ φ. μεγάλης ἐπὶ δεξιά [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2.b used for unguents, ἄλλος δ᾽ εὐῶδες μύρον ἐν φ. παρατείνει [Refs 6th c.BC+]; for administering medicines, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2.c τὸ ἐκ φιάλης revenue, perhaps from a collecting-bowl, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__II from its broad flat shape, φιάλη Ἄρεως metaphorically for ἀσπίς, shield, cited from [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III ornament used in a coffered ceiling, [Refs 2nd c.BC+].—The form φιέλη was less Attic dialect, [Refs]

LSJ Scripture Refs: Rev.5.8