What does σάτον (sáton) mean in the Bible?
σάτον (sáton) is a Greek word meaning "a certain measure for things dry".
Greek · G4568
σάτον
A certain measure for things dry
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σάτον G4568
Pronunciation sáton
What does σάτον (sáton) mean in the Bible?
σάτον (sáton) is a Greek word meaning "a certain measure for things dry".
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How does the BSB render G4568?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include measures (2).
Where does σάτον (sáton) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 13:33. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (1), Matthew (1).
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 measures 2× Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21
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Usage map
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First aligned row Matthew 13:33
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
Matthew 1 Luke 1
Source forms
σάτα 2x sata Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural 2x Matthew 13:33, Luke 13:21
Evidence Summary
Greek word. a certain measure for things dry
Strong's G4568
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
a certain measure for things dry
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 13:33 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
σάτα sata
nearly three English gallons
Read verse Luke 13:21 Noun Accusative Plural Neuter
σάτα sata
nearly three 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 2 Case pattern Accusative (2) Number pattern Plural (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Accusative · Plural · Neuter Matt 13:33 · Luke 13:21 2×
Cross-Language Connections
Hebrew roots and equivalents that share conceptual or etymological ground with this Greek word.
H5429 Related Hebrew
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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