Strongs Number: G3355
- Greek Word
- μετρητής
- Transliteration
- metrētēs
- Phonetic
- met-ray-tace'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a measurer that is (specifically) a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids
- Thayers Definition
-
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)
- Origin
- From G3354
- Bible Usage
- firkin.