Quick Definition
μετρητής, οῦ, ὁ n.m. a measure, amphora
Strong's Definition
from 3354; a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids
KJV Usage: firkin
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, m. | -οῦ | μετρέω
81.22 · Spacial Dimensions · Specific Measures of Volume
measure a liquid measure of about nine gallons or forty liters
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μετρητής [on the accent see Chandler ὃ 51 sq.], -ov, 6, (μετρέω), prop. a measurer, the name of a utensil known as an amphora, which is a species of measure used for liquids and containing 72 sextarii or ξέστοι [i. 6. somewhat less than nine Eng. gallons; see B. D.s. v. Weights and Measures, sub fin. (p. 83507 Am. ed.)] (Hebr. n3, 2 Chr. iv. 5): Jn. ii. 6. (Polyb. 2, 15,1; Dem. p. 1045, 7; Aristot. h. a. 8, 9.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μετρητής metrētēs 1x
pr. a measurer; also, metretes, Latin metreta, equivalent to the Attic ἀμφορεύς, i.e., three-fourths of the Attic μέδιμνος, and therefore equal to about nine gallons, Jn. 2:6*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
μετρητής, -οῦ, ὁ
(< μετρέω), [in LXX: III Ki 18:32 (סְאָה), II Ch 4:5, (בַּת), etc.;]
a measurer (Plat.).
= ἀμφορεύς, an Attic measure, = 1 1⁄2 Roman amphoræ or about 9 Eng. gallons: Jo 2:6.†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
μετρητής (metrētēs) — measure. μετρ-ητής, οῦ, ὁ, measurer, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; μετρηταὶ στρατοπέδων, = Latin metatores castrorum, [Refs 1st c.AD+]
II. a liquid measure, = {ἀμφορεύς}, [Refs 5th c.BC+] “*Mens.” 9, etc.; of the Hebrew bath, [LXX+NT]