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Firkin

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

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1: μετρητής

(Strong's #3355 — Noun Masculine — metretes — met-ray-tace' )

is a liquid measure (akin to metreo, "to measure"), equivalent to one and a half Roman amphoroe, or about nine gallons, John 2:6 .

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Vines, W. E., M. A. Entry for 'Firkin'. Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ved/​f/firkin.html. 1940.
 
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