μόδιος

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G3426

Transliteration: módios

Pronunciation: mod'-ee-os

Definition: bushel

- Original: μόδιος

- Transliteration: Modios

- Phonetic: mod'-ee-os

- Definition:

1. a dry measure holding 16 sextarii (or 1/6 of the Attic medimnus), about a peck (9 litres)

- Origin: of Latin origin

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: Of Latin origin; a modius that is certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil): - bushel.