Lexical Summary metrētēs: a measurer, a measure Original Word: μετρητήςTransliteration: metrētēs Phonetic Spelling: (met-ray-tace') Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Short Definition: a measurer, a measure Meaning: a measurer, a measure Strong's Concordance firkin, a liquid measureFrom metreo; a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids -- firkin. see GREEK metreo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3355: μετρητήςμετρητής (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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