3426. modios

Strong's Lexicon

modios: Basket, Bushel

Original Word: μόδιος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: modios
Pronunciation: MOH-dee-os
Phonetic Spelling: (mod'-ee-os)
Definition: Basket, Bushel
Meaning: a dry measure, nearly two English gallons.

Word Origin: Derived from Latin "modius," a measure for dry goods.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "modios," the concept of a container or measure can be related to Hebrew terms like "אֵיפָה" (ephah, Strong's H374), which is a unit of dry measure.

Usage: The term "modios" refers to a type of basket or container used for measuring dry goods, such as grain. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to illustrate the concept of hiding or covering something that should be visible or evident, particularly in the context of light.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient times, a "modios" was a common household item used for measuring and storing grain. It was a practical tool in daily life, especially in agrarian societies where grain was a staple. The use of "modios" in Jesus' teachings would have been easily understood by His audience, as it related to everyday activities and the importance of not concealing light or truth.

HELPS Word-studies

3426 módios – a container for dry goods holding up to eight liters (roughly two gallons); a dry measure (the chief grain unit) equivalent to one peck (8.81L).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of Latin origin
Definition
modius, a dry measure of one peck
NASB Translation
basket (3).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 3426: μόδιος

μόδιος, μοδιου, ὁ, the Latinmodius, a dry measure holding 16 sextarii (or one sixth of the Attic medimnus; commentary Nepos, Attic 2 (i. e. about a peck, A. V. bushel; cf. BB. DD. under the phrase, Weights and Measures)): Matthew 5:15; Mark 4:21; Luke 11:33.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

bushel.

Of Latin origin; a modius, i.e. Certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil) -- bushel.

Forms and Transliterations

μοδιον μόδιον modion módion

Englishman's Concordance

Matthew 5:15 N-AMS
GRK: ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλ' ἐπὶ
NAS: it under a basket, but on the lampstand,
KJV: it under a bushel, but on
INT: under a basket but upon

Mark 4:21 N-AMS
GRK: ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον τεθῇ ἢ
NAS: under a basket, is it, or
KJV: be put under a bushel, or under
INT: under the basket it might be put or

Luke 11:33 N-AMS
GRK: ὑπὸ τὸν μόδιον ἀλλ' ἐπὶ
NAS: under a basket, but on the lampstand,
KJV: neither under a bushel, but on
INT: under the basket but upon

Strong's Greek 3426
3 Occurrences

μόδιον — 3 Occ.