Lexicon :: Strong's G3355 - metrētēs
μετρητής
Transliteration
metrētēs
(Key)
Pronunciation
met-ray-tace'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3355 in the following manner: firkin (1x).
a measurer, the name of a utensil known as a amphora, which is a species of measure used for liquids and containing somewhat less the nine English gallons or about (40 l)
Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μετρητής metrētḗs, met-ray-tace'; from G3354; a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of
capacity for liquids:—firkin.
STRONGS G3355:
μετρητής (on the accent see § 51f), μετρητου, ὁ (μετρέω), properly, a measurer, the name of a utensil known as an amphora, which is a species of measure used for liquids and containing 72 sextarii or ξεστοι (i. e. somewhat less than nine English gallons; see under the phrase, Weights and Measures, at the end (p. 3507 American edition)) (Hebrew בַּת,
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