A large woven basket, notably distinguished in the Gospels from the smaller kophinos (G2894). When Jesus fed the four thousand, the leftovers filled seven spurides — large hampers (Matt 15:37; Mark 8:8) — and Jesus later reminds the disciples of this detail (Matt 16:10; Mark 8:20). The same word describes the basket used to lower Paul over the Damascus city wall (Acts 9:25), indicating a container large enough to hold a grown man. The Spanish translations helpfully alternate between canasta and cesta, both denoting sizable carrying vessels, while French offers both corbeille and panier.