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ὑδρία

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ὑδρία, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
hydria
Simplified transliteration: 
hydria
Numbers
Strong's number: 
5201
GK Number: 
5620
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
3
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
water jar
Definition: 
a water pot pitcher, Jn. 2:6, 7; a bucket, pail, Jn. 4:28*

Greek-English Concordance for ὑδρία

John 2:6 Now standing nearby were six stone water (hydriai | ὑδρίαι | nom pl fem) jars, according to the purification requirements of the Jews, each holding from twenty to thirty gallons.
John 2:7 Jesus said to the servants, “Fill the jars (hydrias | ὑδρίας | acc pl fem) with water.” So they filled them up to the brim.
John 4:28 Then the woman left her water (hydrian | ὑδρίαν | acc sg fem) jar and went off to the town. She told the people there,