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Pound

λίτραStrong’s G3046

litra

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Litra is the Greek word usually translated “litra” and “litras”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.”
John 12:3 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “litra” and “litras”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • a litra 1
  • litras 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • John 2

1 book in all.

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Greek dictionary

λίτρα litra · pound

λίτρα, -ας, ἡ (cf. Lat. libra), 1. a Sicilian coin = Rom. libra or as. 2. In weight, a pound: Jhn.12:3 19:39.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “pound” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

POUND, noun

[Latin pondo, pondus, weight, a pound; pendo, to weigh, to bend.]

  1. A standard weight consisting of twelve ounces troy or sixteen ounces avoirdupois.
  2. A money of account consisting of twenty shillings, the value of which is different in different countries.
All definitions and other forms of “pound”

    POUND, noun

    An inclosure erected by authority, in which cattle or other beasts are confined when taken in trespassing, or going at large in violation of law; a pin-fold.

      POUND, verb transitive

      To confine in a public pound

        POUND, verb transitive

        1. To beat; to strike with some heavy instrument, and with repeated blows, so as to make an impression.
        2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break into fine parts by a heavy instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.

        Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.

        Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.