Quick Definition
a dry measure, nearly two English gallons
Strong's Definition
a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil)
Derivation: of Latin origin;
KJV Usage: bushel
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
μόδιος, μοδιου, ὁ, the Latinmodius, a dry measure holding 16 sextarii (or one sixth of the Attic medimnus; commentary Nepos, Attic 2 (i. e. about a peck, A. V. bushel; cf. BB. DD. under the phrase, Weights and Measures)): Mat_5:15; Mar_4:21; Luk_11:33.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
μόδιος modios 3x
a modius, a Roman measure for things dry, containing 16 sextarii, and equivalent to about a peck (8.75 liters); in NT a corn measure, Mat_5:15 ; Mar_4:21 ; Luk_11:33
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
† μοιχαλίς , -ίδος , ἡ
( = Att. . μοιχάς , fem. of μοιχός ),
[in LXX : Pro_18:22 ; Pro_30:20 ), Eze_16:38 ; Eze_23:45 , Hos_3:1 , Mal_3:5 ( H5005 , H5003 ) * ;]
an adulteress: Rom_7:3 ; meton ., for μοιχεία , 2Pe_2:14 . Metaph ., of infidelity to God ( cf. Eze_16:15 ff . Eze_23:43 ff ., al. ), Jas_4:4 ; as an adj. , Mat_12:39 ; Mat_16:4 , Mar_8:8 .†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
μόδιος [page 415]
μόδιος , a dry measure containing 16 sextarii , i.e, about a peck : cf. P Thead 32 .25 (A.D. 307) κρίθης μοδίους τεσε (=τεσσ )εράκοντα ἐννέα μοδί (ους ) μ̄θ̄ , P Gen I. 62 .17 (iv/A.D.) νίτρου μοδίους δεκάπεντε , and OGIS 533 .30 (i/B.C.) σειτομετρίαν ἔδωκεν ἀνὰ πέντε μοδίους .
Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon
μόδιος μόδιος, ὁ, a dry measure, Lat. modius, = the sixth of a medimnus, about 2 gallons, NTest.
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon
μοιχαλίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(= Att.. μοιχάς, fem. of μοιχός), [in LXX: Pro.18:22 30:20), Eze.16:38 23:45, Hos.3:1, Mal.3:5 (נַאֲפוּף, נָאַף) * ;]
an adulteress: Rom.7:3; meton., for μοιχεία, 2Pe.2:14. Metaphorical, of infidelity to God (cf. Eze.16:15 ff. Eze.23:43 ff., al.), Jas.4:4; as an adj., Mat.12:39 16:4, Mrk.8:8.†
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