μετρητήςmetrētḗs

a measurer, i.e. (specially), a certain standard measure of capacity for liquids

Greek (New Testament) · G3355

Meanings

1. a measurer.

2. = ἀμφορεύς, an Attic measure, = 1 1⁄2 Roman amphoræ or about 9 Eng. gallons: John 2:6.

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

John 2:6 Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons.

Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.