Litra λίτρα
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| λίτρα | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | litra |
| Strong's number | G3046 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | pound |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Litra (Greek λίτρα, Strong's G3046) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “pound”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
λίτρα, -ας, ἡ
(cf. Lat. libra),
1. a Sicilian coin = Rom. libra or as.
2. In weight, a pound: Jhn.12:3 19:39.†
(AS)
(cf. Lat. libra),
1. a Sicilian coin = Rom. libra or as.
2. In weight, a pound: Jhn.12:3 19:39.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | pound (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | about a pint (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Litra, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
John
- John 12:3Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.Then Mary took about a pint of expensive perfume, made of pure nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
- John 19:39And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight.Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).