Commentary for Avodah Zarah 63:8
ולמ"ד רוצה בקיומו על ידי ד"א אסור מ"ש קנקנים דשרו אמר לך התם ליתיה לאיסוריה בעיניה הכא איתיה לאיסוריה בעיניה:
Now according to the one who holds that if he wishes to preserve [a forbidden thing] for some other purpose it is forbidden, why is the use of [earthenware] flasks allowed? His answer might be: There, in that case the forbidden matter is not there in substance, whereas in the other cases the substance of the forbidden matter is there.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Talmud now asks why one would allow the sale of earthenware flasks but not supporting a bed with the Hadrianic earthenware. The answer is that when it comes to the latter, they are so thoroughly saturated with wine that the prohibited substance is “there.” In contrast, the wine soaked into regular earthenware flasks is not really “there.” It is present in only trace amounts.
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