Módios — G3426

Definition

masculine noun

a modius, i.e. certain measure for things dry (the quantity or the utensil)

Usually translated as

bushel

Origin

of Latin origin

Occurrences

Módios occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), Mark (1), Luke (1)

• Matthew 5:15 — Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel (μόδιον), but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
• Mark 4:21 — And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel (μόδιον), or under a bed? and not to be set on a candlestick?
• Luke 11:33 — No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel (μόδιον), but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light.