noun · masculine
modios
Greekμόδιος (modios)
Strong’sG3426
a dry measure, nearly two English gallons
stem modi-3 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† μοιχαλίς, -ίδος, ἡ
(= Att. μοιχάς, fem. of μοιχός), [in LXX: Pr 18:22 24:55 (30:20), Ez 16:38 23:45, Ho 3:1, Ma 3:5 (נֹאֶפֶת, מְנָאֶפֶת)*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3426 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidmod'-ee-os
a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil)
Fromof Latin origin;
King Jamesbushel.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | modios | modiois |
| object accusative | modion3×μόδιον | modioin |
| direct address vocative | modior | modioir |
| of, belonging to genitive | modiou | modioiu |
| to, for dative | modio | modioi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
modio is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
3 occurrences, every one of them listed
modion“basket”objectaccusative singular3×
Matthew 5:15“basket”oude kaialō luchnon kai tithalō auton hupo ton modion alla epi tan luchnan, kai lampatō pantoi toi en ta oikia.Neither 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.
Mark 4:21“basket”Kai legate autoi; Mēti erchetō tos luchnos hina hupo ton modion tithiteia ē hupo tan klinan, ouk hina epi tan luchnan tithiteia?Jesus 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?
Luke 11:33“basket”Oudenos luchnon haptaratos eis kruptan tithatō oude hupo ton modion alla epi tan luchnan, hina tois eisporeuerōtois tem fengem blepaleiō.No 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.