λίτραlítra
a pound in weight
Greek (New Testament) · G3046
Meanings
1. a Sicilian coin = Rom. libra or as.
2. In weight, a pound: John 12:3, John 19:39.
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- John 12:3 Then Mary took a twelve-ounce jar of expensive perfume made from essence of nard, and she anointed Jesus’ feet with it, wiping his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance.
- John 19:39 With him came Nicodemus, the man who had come to Jesus at night. He brought about seventy-five pounds of perfumed ointment made from myrrh and aloes.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.