I.a tool, implement:—mostly in pl. τεύχεα,
1.implements of war, armour, arms, harness, Hom., Hes.;—so τεύχη in Trag.
2.in pl., also, the gear of a ship, tackle, Od.
II.in sg. a vessel of any kind, a bathing-tub, Aesch.; a cinerary urn, id=Aesch., Soph.; a balloting-urn, Aesch.; a vase for libations, id=Aesch.; a vase or ewer for water, Eur.; a pot or jar, Xen.; ξύλινα τ. chests, id=Xen.
III.the human frame, body, Arist.
IV.a book, Anth.; hence πεντάτευχος, the Pentateuch.