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Lexicon :: Strong's G3355 - metrētēs

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μετρητής
Transliteration
metrētēs (Key)
Pronunciation
met-ray-tace'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
1x in 1 unique form(s) TR
1x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 2 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

μετρητής metrētḗs, met-ray-tace'; from G3354; a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids:—firkin.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's G3355 in the following manner: firkin (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's G3355 in the following manner: firkin (1x).

  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)

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 Chandler § 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 B. D. under the phrase, Weights and Measures, at the end (p. 3507 American edition)) (Hebrew בַּת, 2 Chronicles 4:5): John 2:6. (Polybius 2,15, 1; Demosthenes, p. 1045, 7; Aristotle, h. a. 8, 9.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Chronicles
4:5
John
2:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3355 matches the Greek μετρητής (metrētēs),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 18:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:32 - καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν τοὺς λίθους ἐν ὀνόματι κυρίου καὶ ἰάσατο τὸ θυσιαστήριον τὸ κατεσκαμμένον καὶ ἐποίησεν θααλα χωροῦσαν δύο μετρητὰς G3355 σπέρματος κυκλόθεν τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:5 - καὶ τὸ πάχος αὐτῆς παλαιστής καὶ τὸ χεῖλος αὐτῆς ὡς χεῖλος ποτηρίου διαγεγλυμμένα βλαστοὺς κρίνου χωροῦσαν μετρητὰς G3355 τρισχιλίους καὶ ἐξετέλεσεν

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:16 - (LXX 2:16)τίνες ἦτε ὅτε ἐνεβάλλετε εἰς κυψέλην κριθῆς εἴκοσι σάτα καὶ ἐγένετο κριθῆς δέκα σάτα καὶ εἰσεπορεύεσθε εἰς τὸ ὑπολήνιον ἐξαντλῆσαι πεντήκοντα μετρητάς G3355 καὶ ἐγένοντο εἴκοσι
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