Definition
μετρητής, -οῦ, ὁ
(μετρέω), [in LXX: 1 Kings 18:32 (סְאָה), 2 Chronicles 4:5, (בַּת), etc. ;]
1. a measurer (Plat.).
2. = ἀμφορεύς, an Attic measure, = 11⁄2 Roman amphoræ or about 9 Eng. gallons: John 2:6.
Hebrew words it translates
The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as μετρητής:
- בַּתbat“bath”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
1 total
- John 2:6μετρητὰςNow six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.