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κόρος

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
κόρος, ου, ὁ
Greek transliteration: 
koros
Simplified transliteration: 
koros
Numbers
Strong's number: 
2884
GK Number: 
3174
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-2a
Gloss: 
cor (dry measure between ten and twelve bushels)
Definition: 
a cor, the largest Jewish measure for things dry, equal to the homer, and about fifteen bushels English, according to Josephus, Lk. 16:7*

Greek-English Concordance for κόρος

Luke 16:7 Then he said to another, ‘And how much do you owe?’ He answered, ‘A hundred measures (korous | κόρους | acc pl masc) of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take your contract, and write eighty.’