UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

Sense 1: oven

Semantic entry: 7.74

Semantic domains: Constructions

Subdomains: Miscellaneous Constructions

Definition: a dome-like structure made of clay, in which wood and dried grass were burned, and then after being heated, was used for baking bread

Notes: The function of κλίβανος may be described as ‘a place heated for baking bread,’ and it may be useful in some instances to employ a more extensive description of a κλίβανος in a glossary, but this is rarely necessary since function is far more important than form.

Further resources: realia:5.11