Word Study · Strong's G3046 · Greek
λίτρα
litra
lee'-trah
Strong's 1890 spelling: lítra
“a pound in weight”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a pound in weight
Rendered in the KJV as
pound.
- 2occurrencesin the New Testament
- 1 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- λίτραν1
- λίτρας1
How it is rendered · 2
- a litra1
- litras1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine plural1
- noun · accusative (object) · feminine singular1
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- N-APF · 1
- N-ASF · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
John2 occurrences
- John 12:3λίτρανlitrannoun · accusative (object) · feminine singularThen 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.here: a litra
- John 19:39λίτραςlitrasnoun · accusative (object) · feminine pluralNicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.here: litras