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G3355 — μετρητής

metrētēs · measure · Greek

μετρητής, -οῦ, ὁ (μετρέω), [in LXX: 3Ki.18:32 (סְאָה), 2Ch.4:5, (בַּת), etc. ;] 1. a measurer (Plat.). 2. = ἀμφορεύς, an Attic measure, = 11⁄2 Roman amphoræ or about 9 Eng. gallons: Jhn.2:6.† (AS)

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1 tagged verse occurrence

John 2:6 · μετρητὰςNow six stone water jars had been set there for the Jewish rites of purification. Each could hold from twenty to thirty gallons.