Scriptorium tag: N
1. | metretes (a liquid measure) | |
ref: 1008 Bibliography: DDGLC |
cf. Gr. (DDGLC lemma ID 3000) μετρητής
measurer, a liquid measure. noun (LSJ 1122a?; Preisigke 2:96?)


Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
- ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲁⲩⲣ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ ϩⲁⲏⲣⲡ ⲉϫⲱⲗϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥⲛⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲣ ϫⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ And now consider, I pray you, from this day and beforetime, before they laid a stone on a stone in the temple of the Lord, what manner of men ye were. 37_Haggai_2 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.hag.coptot:2)ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲥⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲩⲇⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϣⲱⲡ ⲙⲙⲉⲧⲣⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲏϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ . Now there were six water pots of stone set there after the Jews' manner of purifying, containing two or three metretes apiece. 43_John_2 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.john.sahidica:2)
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