Lexicon metrétés: a measurer, a measure Original Word: μετρητής, οῦ, ὁPart of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: metrétés Phonetic Spelling: (met-ray-tace') Short Definition: a measure, amphora Definition: a measure, amphora, about 39.39 liters or 8.75 gallons. HELPS word-Studies 3355 metrētḗs (from 3354 /metréō, "to measure") – a "liquid measure containing nearly nine gallons" (WS, 408); " 'a measure' about 39.39 litres or 8¾ gallons" (Souter). NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom metreóDefinitiona measurer, a measure NASB Translationgallons (1).
Thayer's STRONGS NT 3355: μετρητήςμετρητής (on the accent see Chandler § 51f), μετρητου, ὁ ( μετρέω), properly, a measurer, the name of a utensil known as an amphora, which is a species of measure used for liquids and containing 72 sextarii or ξεστοι (i. e. somewhat less than nine English gallons; see B. D. under the phrase, Weights and Measures, at the end (p. 3507 American edition)) (Hebrew בַּת, 2 Chronicles 4:5): John 2:6. ( Polybius 2,15, 1; Demosthenes, p. 1045, 7; Aristotle, h. a. 8, 9.)
Strong's firkin, a liquid measure From metreo; a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids -- firkin. see GREEK metreo |
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