GreekG3355Noun (Masculine)
μετρητής
metrētēs
“measure”
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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