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Firkin
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(μετρητής, a measurer, occurs only in John 2:6), a metretes, i.e. the Attic AMPHORA, a -measure for liquids, equivalent to thee Hebrew BATH, and containing about 8S gallons (Smith's Diet. of Class. Antiq. S. v. Metretes). (See METROLOGY).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Firkin'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/firkin.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Firkin'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/f/firkin.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
