What does μόδιος (módios) mean in the Bible?
μόδιος (módios) is a Greek word meaning "bucket".
Greek · G3426
μόδιος
Bucket
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μόδιος G3426
Pronunciation módios
What does μόδιος (módios) mean in the Bible?
μόδιος (módios) is a Greek word meaning "bucket".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3426?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a basket (3).
Where does μόδιος (módios) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 5:15. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Mark (1), Matthew (1).
Are there verse guides for μόδιος (módios)?
This entry includes 1 verse guide that explain exact original-language forms in context.
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a basket 3× Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 5:15
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Mark 1 Luke 1
Source forms
μόδιον 3x modion Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular 3x Matthew 5:15, Mark 4:21, Luke 11:33
Key Verse and Form Guides
Verse-level guides showing how this original-language form works in its specific context, including grammar, verse function, and guarded interpretation.
Evidence Summary
Greek word. bucket
Source Gloss
bucket
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
(= 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.
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
3 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
modion
a dry measure, nearly two English gallons
Read verse Mark 4:21 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
μόδιον modion
a dry measure, nearly two English gallons
Read verse Luke 11:33 Noun Accusative Singular Masculine
μόδιον, modion
a dry measure, nearly two English gallons
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 3 Case pattern Accusative (3) Number pattern Singular (3)
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain