GreekG3046Noun (Feminine)

λίτρα

litra

2Occurrences
G3046Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a pound in weight

of Latin origin (libra);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a Sicilian coin = Rom. libra or as.
2.In weight, a pound

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

λίτρα appears 2 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
2

Key Passages

John 12:3BSB

Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.

John 19:39BSB

Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.

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