Meters

Metretes was a Greek measure of volume for liquids. The measure was slightly larger than the Roman amphora. The measure is mentioned in the Bible (Jn 2,6).

• 1 meter = 72 sextaries = 1 bath (Hebrew) = about 2 buckets or 24 to 28 measure = about 39 liters

See also

• Weights and measures in the Bible
• Old weights and measures (Roman antiquity)

literature

• Joseph Franz Allioli: Dictionary (general) of the holy scriptures. Part 2, Verlag G. Joseph Manz, Regensburg 1838, p. 34.