- μετρητής
- a measurer
- μετρητής
- a measure, amphora
- a measure, amphora, about 39.39 liters or 8.75 gallons.
- μετρητής
- measure
- G:N-M
- 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)
1) 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)
40 l)
μετρητής
metrētēs
met-ray-tace'
From G3354; a measurer, that is, (specifically) a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids
KJV Usage: firkin.