5 occurrences

'Measures' in the Bible

He told them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman took [and] put into three measures of wheat flour until the whole [batch] was leavened."

Verse ConceptsFoodExaggerationsDoughKingdom Of God, Coming OfParablesWeights And Measures, DryYeastLeavenParables Of ChristLeavenedHidden ThingsThree Other ThingsOther Volume Measureswomanhood

It is like yeast that a woman took [and] hid in three measures of wheat flour until the whole [batch] was leavened."

Verse ConceptsFoodWeights And Measures, DryLeavenedHidden ThingsThree Other Things

And he said, 'A hundred measures of olive oil.' So he said to him, 'Take your promissory note and sit down quickly [and] write fifty.'

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, LiquidPeople Sitting DownOther Volume Measures

Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' And he said, 'A hundred measures of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your promissory note and write eighty.'

Verse ConceptsWeights And Measures, DryOther Volume MeasuresDebt

Now six stone water jars were set there, in accordance with the ceremonial cleansing of the Jews, each holding two or three measures.

Verse ConceptsJews, TheJudaismRitual WashingWashingWaterWeights And Measures, LiquidSix ThingsWater ContainersStone ItemsMeans Of PurifyingPurifying OneselfOther Volume Measures

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Amount (108 instances)
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Assess (2 instances)
Evaluate (19 instances)
Measure (301 instances)
Measures (70 instances)
Measuring (56 instances)
Quantity (29 instances)
Standard (91 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὑπερβολή 
Huperbole 
Usage: 8

ἄμετρος 
ametros 
Usage: 2

ἀντιμετρέω 
Antimetreo 
Usage: 0

βάτος 
Batos 
Usage: 0

κόρος 
Koros 
Usage: 0

μετρέω 
metreo 
Usage: 6

μέτρον 
metron 
Usage: 8

περισσῶς 
Perissos 
Usage: 3

σάτον 
Saton 
Usage: 0

ὑπεραίρομαι 
Huperairomai 
Usage: 3

ὑπερβαλλόντως 
Huperballontos 
Usage: 1

ὑπερπερισσῶς 
Huperperissos 
Usage: 1

χοῖνιξ 
Choinix 
Usage: 2