UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

λίτρα

MainId: 003066000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: False

AlphaPos: λ

StrongCodes: G3046

BaseForms:

BaseFormID: 003066001000000
PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.
Inflections:
1. Lemma: λίτρα
  BaseFormIndex: 1
  Realizations: -ας
LEXMeanings:
1. LEXID: 003066001001000
  LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y
  LEXEntryCode: 86.4
  LEXIndent: 0
  LEXDomains: Weight
  LEXSubDomains: Pound, Talent [Specific Units of Weight]
  LEXSenses:
  1. LanguageCode: en
    LastEdited: 2021-11-11 12:40:44
    DefinitionShort: a Roman pound, weighing about twelve ounces or about 325 grams
    Glosses: ['pound', 'pint']
    Comments: In speaking of perfume in {S:04301200300010} it may be far better to indicate quantity rather than weight, and therefore one may translate ‘then Mary took a pint of perfume.’ In translating λίτρα in the NT, one need not identify the pound as being ‘a Roman pound.’ It is better to employ a common term for pound (normally weighing sixteen ounces) or to provide a rounded-off equivalent of the amount in metric units, for example, three hundred grams or one-half liter.
  LEXReferences: YHN 12:3, YHN 19:39
  LEXLinks: realia:11.1.5