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μετρητής metrētēs · G3355

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measure

μετρητής, -οῦ, ὁ; (μετρέω), [in LXX: 3Ki.18:32 (סְאָה), 2Ch.4:5, (בַּת), etc. ; ] ; 1. a measurer (Plat.). ; 2. = ἀμφορεύς, an Attic measure, = 11⁄2 Roman amphoræ or about 9 Eng. gallons: Jhn.2:6.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

μετρ-ητής, οῦ, ὁ, ; measurer, []; μετρηταὶ στρατοπέδων, = Latin metatores castrorum, []; II a liquid measure, = {ἀμφορεύς}, [] “*Mens.” 9, etc.; of the Hebrew bath, []

Where it's used 1 time

John 2:6

Source: TBESG G3355; TFLSJ G3355

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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