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In the context of the New Testament, it is used to describe a specific quantity of liquid, often in relation to wine or water.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Greek and Jewish culture, precise measurements were crucial for trade, daily life, and religious practices. The metrétés was a standard unit of measurement, roughly equivalent to about 39 liters or 10 gallons. This measurement was significant in both domestic and commercial settings, particularly in the context of hospitality and religious rituals.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3355</b> <i>metrētḗs</i> (from <a href="/greek/3354.htm">3354</a> <i>/metréō</i>, "to measure") – a "liquid measure containing nearly nine gallons" (<i>WS</i>, 408); " 'a measure' about 39.39 litres or 8¾ gallons" (Souter).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3354.htm">metreó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a measurer, a measure<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>gallons (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3355: μετρητής</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">μετρητής</span></span> (on the accent see <span class="abbreviation">Chandler</span> § 51f), <span class="greek2">μετρητου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">μετρέω</span>), properly, <span class="accented">a measurer,</span> the name of a utensil known as an amphora, which is a species of measure used for liquids and containing 72 sextarii or <span class="greek2">ξεστοι</span> (i. e. somewhat less than nine English gallons; see <span class="abbreviation">B. D.</span> under the phrase, Weights and Measures, at the end (p. 3507 American edition)) (Hebrew <span class="hebrew">בַּת</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/4-5.htm">2 Chronicles 4:5</a>): <a href="/interlinear/john/2-6.htm">John 2:6</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 2,15, 1; <span class="abbreviation">Demosthenes</span>, p. 1045, 7; <span class="abbreviation">Aristotle</span>, h. a. 8, 9.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>firkin, a liquid measure<p>From <a href="/greek/3354.htm">metreo</a>; a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids -- firkin. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3354.htm">metreo</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>μετρητας μετρητάς μετρητὰς μετριάζων metretas metretàs metrētas metrētàs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 2:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural">N-AMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">χωροῦσαι ἀνὰ <b>μετρητὰς</b> δύο ἢ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or thirty <span class="itali">gallons</span> each.<br><a href="/kjvs/john/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or three <span class="itali">firkins</span> apiece.<br><a href="/interlinear/john/2-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having space for <span class="itali">metretae</span> two or<p><b><a href="/greek/3355.htm">Strong's Greek 3355</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3355.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/metre_tas_3355.htm">μετρητὰς — 1 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/3354.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3354"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3354" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3356.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3356"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3356" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>