GreekG3355Noun (Masculine)

μετρητής

metrētēs

1Occurrences
G3355Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids

from G3354 (μετρέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.a measurer .
2.= ἀμφορεύς, an Attic measure, = 11⁄2 Roman amphoræ or about 9 Eng. gallons
LXX: (סְאָה), (בַּת), etc.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

μετρητής appears 1 time in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
1

Key Passages

John 2:6BSB

Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.

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