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Koine Greek wordlink #53928

SR GNT Luke 16:7 κόρους (korous) ‘and said a hundred koros/(kor)_measures of wheat he is saying to him’ Strongs=28840 Lemma=koros^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=masculine number=plural
Year=33 AD

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Only use of identical word form κόρους (N-AMP) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘κόρους’ (N-AMP) is always and only glossed as ‘koros/(kor)_measures’.

(In the VLT, the word form ‘κόρους’ (N-AMP) was always and only glossed as ‘cors’).

Luke 16:7 ‘and said a hundred koros/(kor)_measures of wheat he is saying to him’ SR GNT Luke 16:7 word 13

OET-LV: 7 Then to _another he _said: And how _much are_ you _owing? And he said: A_hundred koros/(kor)_measures of _wheat. He _is _saying to _him: Receive of _you the bills and write eighty. (LUK_16:7)

OET-RV: 7 Then he asked the next one, ‘How much do you owe?’ ‘A hundred containers of wheat,’ the man replied. ‘Get the contract form and change it to eighty,’ said the manager. (LUK 16:7)

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘koros’ in the Greek originals.

Key: N=noun AMP=accusative,masculine,plural