Original: μετρητής

Transliteration: metrētḗs

Phonetic: met-ray-tace'

Short Definition: Firkin

- Original: μετρητής

- Transliteration: metretes

- Phonetic: met-ray-tace'

- Definition:

1. a measurer, the name of a utensil known as a amphora, which is a species of measure used for liquids and containing somewhat less the nine English gallons or about (40 l)

- Origin: from G3354

- TDNT entry: None

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

- Strong's: From G3354; a measurer that is (specifically) a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids: - firkin.