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λίτρα

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
λίτρα, ας, ἡ
Greek transliteration: 
litra
Simplified transliteration: 
litra
Numbers
Strong's number: 
3046
GK Number: 
3354
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
2
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
n-1a
Gloss: 
(Roman) pound (about 12 oz. or 327 gr.)
Definition: 
a pound, libra, equivalent to about twelve ounces (American), Jn. 12:3; 19:39*

Greek-English Concordance for λίτρα

John 12:3 Mary took more than a pint (litran | λίτραν | acc sg fem) of expensive perfume made of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume.
John 19:39 Nicodemus, who earlier had come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds (litras | λίτρας | acc pl fem).