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It is used to describe the weight of substances, particularly in the context of valuable materials like spices or precious metals.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Roman pound (litra) was a standard unit of weight in the Greco-Roman world, used for both commercial and domestic purposes. It was a common measure for trade and transactions, especially in the bustling marketplaces of the Roman Empire. The use of "litra" in the New Testament reflects the integration of Roman economic practices into Jewish society during the time of Jesus.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3046</b> <i>lítra</i> – a Roman <i>pound</i>, about twelve ounces or 327.5 grams (so 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>of Latin origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a pound (in weight, by Rom. standards)<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>pound (1), pounds (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 3046: λίτρα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">λίτρα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">λίτρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">a pound,</span> a weight of twelve ounces: <a href="/interlinear/john/12-3.htm">John 12:3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/19-39.htm">John 19:39</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span> 22, 26, 19; <span class="abbreviation">Diodorus</span> 14,116, 7; <span class="abbreviation">Plutarch</span>, Tib. et G. Grac. 2, 3; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 14, 7, 1; others.)<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>pound. <p>Of Latin origin (libra); a pound in weight -- pound. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>λιτραν λίτραν λιτρας λίτρας litran lítran litras lítras<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/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 12:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/12.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Μαριὰμ λαβοῦσα <b>λίτραν</b> μύρου νάρδου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> took <span class="itali">a pound</span> of very costly<br><a href="/kjvs/john/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Mary <span class="itali">a pound</span> of ointment<br><a href="/interlinear/john/12-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Mary having taken <span class="itali">a litra</span> of ointment of nard<p><b><a href="/text/john/19-39.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 19:39</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural">N-AFP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/19.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀλόης ὡς <b>λίτρας</b> ἑκατόν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> about a hundred <span class="itali">pounds</span> [weight].<br><a href="/kjvs/john/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> about an hundred <span class="itali">pound</span> [weight].<br><a href="/interlinear/john/19-39.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> aloes about <span class="itali">litras</span> a hundred<p><b><a href="/greek/3046.htm">Strong's Greek 3046</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3046.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/litran_3046.htm">λίτραν — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/litras_3046.htm">λίτρας — 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/3045.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3045"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3045" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/3047.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3047"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3047" /></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>