Word Study · Strong's G3426 · Greek

μόδιος

modios

mod'-ee-os

Strong's 1890 spelling: módios

“a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil)”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil)

Rendered in the KJV as

bushel.

3
occurrencesin the New Testament
3 of 27
New Testament bookswhere the word stands
1
inflected formdistinct spellings

Across 3 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 1

μόδιον3

How it is rendered · 2

basket2
a basket1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 1

noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular3

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N-ASM · 3

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Where this word lives

Matthew1 of 3 · 33%
Mark1 of 3 · 33%
Luke1 of 3 · 33%

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Matthew1 occurrence

Matthew 5:15μόδιονmodionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularNeither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they set it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house.here: a basket

Mark1 occurrence

Mark 4:21μόδιονmodionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularJesus also said to them, “Does anyone bring in a lamp to put it under a basket or under a bed? Doesn’t he set it on a stand?here: basket

Luke1 occurrence

Luke 11:33μόδιονmodionnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singularNo one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.here: basket

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