G3426

μόδιος

modios

Masculine noun · Of Latin origin

Of Latin origin; a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil):—bushel.

Outline

a dry measure holding 16 sextarii (or 1/6 of the Attic medimnus), about a peck (9 litres)

Usages

Matthew 5:15

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

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Mark 4:21

¶ And he said unto them,

Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?

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Luke 11:33

No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.

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