Forms of the word
Dictionary
μόδιος, ίου, ὁ
Greek transliteration
modios
Simplified transliteration
modios
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-2a
Gloss
large bowl (holds about eight dry quarts)
Definition
a modius, a Roman measure for things dry, containing 16 sextarii, and equivalent to about a peck (8.75 liters); in NT a corn measure, Mt. 5:15; Mk. 4:21; Lk. 11:33*
Greek-English Concordance for μόδιος
| Matthew 5:15 |
Nor do people light a lamp and put it under the meal-tub (modion | μόδιον | acc sg masc), but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. |
| Mark 4:21 |
And he said to them, “A lamp is not brought to be put under a basket (modion | μόδιον | acc sg masc) be put or a bed, is it? Is it not to be put on a lampstand? be put |
| Luke 11:33 |
“No one lights a lamp and puts it in a vault or under a basket (modion | μόδιον | acc sg masc), but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light. |