μετρητής
metrētēs
Greek G3355 Noun, masculine 1
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μετρητής 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.†
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Concordance 1 verse
- John 2:6 μετρητὰς
Now six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.
