King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G3046
Transliteration: litra
Phonetic Spelling: (lee'-trah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a pound (in weight, by Rom. standards)
Meaning: a pound (in weight, by Roman standards)
λίτρα, λίτρας, ἡ, a pound, a weight of twelve ounces: John 12:3; John 19:39. (Polybius 22, 26, 19; Diodorus 14,116, 7; Plutarch, Tib. et G. Grac. 2, 3; Josephus, Antiquities 14, 7, 1; others.)
Word Summary
litra: a pound (in weight, by Rom. standards)
Original Word: λίτραTransliteration: litra
Phonetic Spelling: (lee'-trah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: a pound (in weight, by Rom. standards)
Meaning: a pound (in weight, by Roman standards)
Strong's Concordance
pound. Of Latin origin (libra); a pound in weight -- pound.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 3046: λίτραλίτρα, λίτρας, ἡ, a pound, a weight of twelve ounces: John 12:3; John 19:39. (Polybius 22, 26, 19; Diodorus 14,116, 7; Plutarch, Tib. et G. Grac. 2, 3; Josephus, Antiquities 14, 7, 1; others.)