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Lexicon :: Strong's G3426 - modios

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μόδιος
Transliteration
modios (Key)
Pronunciation
mod'-ee-os
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Of Latin origin
mGNT
3x in 1 unique form(s) TR
3x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
0x in 0 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

μόδιος módios, mod'-ee-os; of Latin origin; a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil):—bushel.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's G3426 in the following manner: bushel (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's G3426 in the following manner: bushel (3x).

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
μόδιος módios, mod'-ee-os; of Latin origin; a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil):—bushel.
STRONGS G3426:
μόδιος, μοδιου, ὁ, the Latinmodius, a dry measure holding 16 sextarii (or one sixth of the Attic medimnus; commentary Nepos, Attic 2 (i. e. about a peck, A. V. bushel; cf. BB. DD. under the phrase, Weights and Measures)): Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 11:33.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
5:15
Mark
4:21
Luke
11:33

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Strong's Number G3426 matches the Greek μόδιος (modios),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 5:15

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 5:15 - Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 4:21 - And he said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be put under a basket, or under a bed, and not on a stand?

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:33 - “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light.
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