μόδιον

módios

basket

A dry measure of capacity, approximately equivalent to 8.75–9 liters, commonly used for grain or other dry goods; by metonymy, the container (basket or vessel) holding such a measure. In extended usage, refers to the vessel itself, often in the context of concealing or covering something (such as a lamp). Primary sense is the standardized measure; secondary sense is the container of that measure.

G3426

Mark 4:21 · Word #11

Lexicon G3426

Lemmaμόδιος
Transliterationmódios
Strong'sG3426
DefinitionA dry measure of capacity, approximately equivalent to 8.75–9 liters, commonly used for grain or other dry goods; by metonymy, the container (basket or vessel) holding such a measure. In extended usage, refers to the vessel itself, often in the context of concealing or covering something (such as a lamp). Primary sense is the standardized measure; secondary sense is the container of that measure.

Morphology N ACC M SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Case ACC — Accusative — Direct object or extent
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasebasket
Literalmeasure-basket

Lexical Info

Lemmaμόδιος
Strong'sG3426

SIBI-P1 Translation G3426-01

a standard dry measure

Morphological NotesNoun, accusative masculine singular (Gr,N,,,,,AMS); denotes a singular measured unit or its container functioning as a direct object.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the primary sense of μόδιος as a standardized Roman dry measure (about 9 liters), rather than a generic basket. The accusative masculine singular form is represented in English as a singular direct object form.

View full lexicon entry for G3426 →

SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

basket

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
RationaleIn context, 'μόδιον' refers to the vessel itself, i.e., 'basket', matching the common SILEX usage. P1's 'a standard dry measure' is not suitable for this context.
← Back to Mark 4:21